Triclopyr 4 EC Compare to Garlon 4 and Remedy 1 Gallon

We use a 10% to 15% mix of this with diesel fuel to spray on invasive species stumps that we cut down, usually buckthorn , honeysuckle, autumn olive, Japanese barberry, etc. We also mix this with water to foliar spay the same plants’ leaves when they re-sprout (we add surfactant to the mix to help it stick to the leaves).

This Triclopyr 4 stuff has been fantastic for killing the violet taking over my lawn. It hasn't harmed the fescue at all. I did find that I had to mow before applying because a lot of the violet was actually low lying, and I could spray it better once the grass wasn't shielding it anymore. Use a little surfactant, and know it'll take a few sprays to really get rid of it.

This stuff is a godsend for killing morning glory, shrubs, and saplings. I purchased an old farmhouse with a yard that was severely neglected. What should have been grass was a thick carpet of morning glory. I'm preparing to do landscaping this year and the weeds need to go before I can start. I sprayed the morning glory last fall, within a week it was yellow and dying. Now that spring is here there is no trace of the morning glory. Just dirt a spring grass.

I mixed 2 oz per gal. In a backpack sprayer for weeds and grass in my yard. 18 hours later everything is starting to wilt, these are very good results. I recommend wearing long pants, shoes, gloves and a mask over your mouth and nose. I compare it to Garlon.😁

Buckthorn is a very aggressive invasive in the woods around here, and it's easiest to deal with it in fall and winter. We cut them an inch or two above the soil and use triclopyr thinned to 25% with kerosene to paint the stumps. You can use it below freezing, there's no overspray, and the buckthorn does not re-sprout. This oil-soluble herbicide isn't available in consumer-oriented retail outlets like Home Depot.

If you want weeds killed, get it. It's the stuff.

I do an extensive amount of tree removal on a farm. I've used the cut stump treatment with glyphosate in the past. It's worked fairly well on many species I want to remove. Notably, it doesn't do well on osage orange, black locust, and it's not optimal on honeysuckle. There could be others, but those come to mind first.I haven't found much that this Triclophyr 4 doesn't work well on for my needs with a small caveat on one species I'll mention later. I mainly use this for basal bark treatment since it's quicker than cut stump. It's worked really well on Multiflora Rose, Russian Autumn Olive, Japanese Honeysuckle, and just about anything under 6"...perhaps larger if it doesn't have rough bark.The one caveat I mentioned is black locust. I learned to not cut black locust and treat the stump. I instead recommend doing a basal bark treatment at 25% Triclophyr to 75% diesel fuel (basal oil can be used to allow the herbicide to penetrate the bark but diesel is cheaper). Apply to the bottom 12-16" and exposed root collar, if applicable. Cutting the tree and applying to the cut stump leads to a prolific mess of root sprouts in black locust and doesn't kill the tree. I imagine sumac and persimmon would be similar if you wanted to get rid of those. Applying this herbicide using basal bark treatment has worked really well on killing the tough black locust tree as well as many others I've used it on. Hopefully this helped you figure out if this will work for your situation.

This stuff is STRONG. Don't use more than what is recommended by the directions. I've used this on all sorts of broad-leaf vegetation in my yards and it does work. Be patient after you apply it. It will likely be about a week before you see the weeds turn brown/yellow or begin wilting. Works well without killing the grass. Spray it very LIGHTLY on the weeds. Wait as long as you can to mow the yard after applying it. This product can't do its job if you spray it on the weed's leaves, then mow the yard thus cutting the spayed leaves off.