Control of Lead Tree, Brazilian Peppertree and Australian Pine · • Legume family • 20 – 30...
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Control of Lead Tree, Brazilian Peppertree and Australian Pine
Brent SellersRange Cattle Research and Education Center
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• Leucaena leucocephala• Legume family• 20 – 30 ft tall; 4-6 inches diameter
Lead Tree
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Lead Tree Distribution
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• Leaves • Alternate• Bipinnate• 4 to 12 inches long• 3 to 10 pairs of pinnae• Axes gray-green & finely
hairy• Gland located on axes of leaf
between lowermost pinnae• Leaflets
• Opposite• 10 to 20 pairs• 8-15 mm long x 3 mm wide• Fold upward at night
Lead Tree Leaves
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• Tiny• White or pale yellow• Arranged in dense, ball-
like heads ~3/4 in. diameter
• Usually raceme-like at end or side of branches (“terminal”)
Lead Tree Flowers
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• Pods oblong• 4 to 6 inches• Flat and thin• Pointed tip• Minutely hairy• Split open at both ends• 10-20 flattened seeds
• Seeds• Oval• Flattened • Pointed
Lead Tree Seed
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Lead Tree or Mimosa?
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• Seeds & leaf tips = food• Mimosine toxicity
• Coffee substitute• Biofuel crop• Companion crop• Fodder
Lead Tree Utilization (Past)
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Lead Tree – Mechanical
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• Aminopyralid (Milestone)• 10% v/v (label)• 2.5% v/v (applicator experience)
• Aminopyralid + triclopyr (Capstone)• 100% (undiluted herbicide)
• Triclopyr ester (4 lb ae/gal)• Garlon 4 Ultra & generics (10-25% v/v)• Pathfinder II (100% v/v; undiluted)
Lead Tree – Cut Stump
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• Triclopyr ester (4 lb ae)• Garlon 4 Ultra (20-25% v/v)• Pathfinder II (100% v/v;
undiluted)
Lead Tree – Basal Bark
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Basally Treat This!
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• Aminopyralid(Milestone)
• 7 oz/A (max. label rate)• 14 oz/A spot trt; <50%
of an acre• 0.1% v/v on seedlings
(applicator experience)
• Aminocyclopyrachlor• Talk later
Lead Tree - Foliar
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Brazilian Peppertree
• Multi-stemmed trunk• 10 to 40 ft tall• <4 in DBH (3 ft)
• Compound leaves• 2-10 cm long; 1-3.5 cm
wide• 7 (3-15) glabrous
leaflets (toothed)
• Distal flowers• Primarily dioecious
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Brazilian Peppertree
• Native to South America• Two introductions in Florida
• Punta Gorda (Type A)• Miami (Type B)
• Hybridization – possible “cold” tolerance
• ~283,000 hectares in Florida• Disturbed & natural areas
• High fecundity• Environmental tolerance
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Brazilian Peppertree
• Seedlings• 20% resprout after fire• Flood tolerant, except for extreme changes• 30 to 60% viability; <1% at 5 months
• Flowering• September through November• Male flowers = 1 d; Female flowers = 6 d
• Trees live up to 35 yrs
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Brazilian Peppertree
• Control• Foliar
• Triclopyr amine – water soluble• Triclopyr ester – oil soluble
• Basal• Triclopyr ester• Hexazinone (soil app)
• Cut-stump• Triclopyr amine (3 lb ae/gal) 50% v/v• Glyphosate (4 lb ae/gal) 50-100% v/v• Triclopyr ester (4 lb ae/gal) 10-20% v/v; Pathfinder II 100% v/v
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Australian-pine (Casuarina spp.)
• Angiosperm• Large trees
• 20-46 m tall• Evergreen
• Single trunk• Leaves=scales• Samaras
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Australian-pine
• Native to Australia, South Pacific, Southeast Asia
• 1890s• Windbreaks• R to salt spray
• Grow ~2 m/yr• Hybridization• 1,000s seeds/tree
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Australian-pine
• Seeds• Disseminated in air or water currents• Germinate within 14 d in fresh or salt water• Viable up to 2 yrs
• Flowers• Monoecious• Spring and summer; peak April to June
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Australian-pine
• Control• Basal bark
• 10-20% triclopyr ester• Cut-stump
• 50% triclopyr amine• 10-20% triclopyr ester
• Frill (larger trees)• 20% triclopyr ester• Addition of 3% imazapyr = more consistent
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Aminocyclopyrachlor
• Aminocyclopyrachlor (ACP) new growth regulator herbicide(similar to picloram)
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ACP Products
• Method• ACP 2 lb/gal
• Perspective• ACP 39.5%• Chlorsulfuron 15.8%
• Streamline• ACP 39.5%• Metsulfuron 12.6%
• Viewpoint• ACP 22.8%• Metsulfuron 7.3%• Imazapyr 31.6%
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BP Cut Stump
• Westin (2011) and Okeechobee (2012), FL• 2011 – oil formulation • 2012 – amine formulation
• Cut trees to 4”; 4-8” diameter• Treated immediately after cutting• Mixed in basal oil• Regrowth monitored 6, 12 and 24 MAT
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BP Cut Stump
Experiment 1 (Oil)
Treatment Rate (% v/v)
ACP 0.5
ACP 1.0
ACP 2.0
ACP 4.0
ACP 8.0
Triclopyr-ester 20.0
Untreated -
Experiment 2 (SL)
Treatment Rate (% v/v)
ACP (360 SL) 1.7
ACP (360 SL) 3.3
ACP (360 SL) 6.7
ACP (360 SL) 10
ACP (260 SL) 10
Triclopyr-ester 20
Untreated -
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BP Cut Stump I Results
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120
ACP0.5%
ACP1.0%
ACP2.0%
ACP4.0%
ACP8.0%
Triclopyr20.0%
Untreated
Perc
ent
12 MAT 24 MAT
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BP Cut Stump II Results
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80
100
120
ACP1.7%
ACP3.3%
ACP6.7%
ACP10.0%
ACP*10.0%
Triclopyr20.0%
Untreated
Perc
ent
12 MAT 24 MAT
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BP Foliar
Experiment 1 (2012)
Treatment Rate (oz/A)
Streamline 7.0
9.5
11.4
Viewpoint 13.0
16.0
20.0
Triclopyr-ester 96.0
Untreated
Experiment 2 (2013)
Treatment Rate (oz/A)
Streamline 9.0
11.4
14.0
Viewpoint 16.0
20.0
24.0
Triclopyr-ester 96.0
Untreated
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BP Foliar I Results
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60
80
100
120
Streamline7.0 oz
Streamline9.5 oz
Streamline11.4 oz
Viewpoint13.0 oz
Viewpoint16.0 oz
Viewpoint20.0 oz
Triclopyr96.0 oz
Perc
ent
90 DAT 12 MAT 24 MAT
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BP Foliar II Results
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Streamline9.0 oz
Streamline11.4 oz
Streamline14.0 oz
Viewpoint16.0 oz
Viewpoint20.0 oz
Viewpoint24.0 oz
Triclopyr96.0 oz
Perc
ent
90 DAT 12 MAT
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Australian-pine Foliar
• July, 2013• December, 2013• Hialeah, FL• Single nozzle; 25 GPA• Foliar
Treatment Rate (oz/A)
Streamline 7.5
9.5
11.5
Viewpoint 12.9
16.4
20.0
Triclopyr-ester 96.0
Untreated
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Australian-pine Results
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Streamline9.0 oz
Streamline11.4 oz
Streamline14.0 oz
Viewpoint16.0 oz
Viewpoint20.0 oz
Viewpoint24.0 oz
Triclopyr96.0 oz
Perc
ent
90 DAT 12 MAT
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• July, 2015• MacDill AFB• Single nozzle, 25 GPA• Foliar• Trees were previously
cut and stumps treated with glyphosate
Treatment Rate
Method 0.25% v/v
Method 0.375% v/v
Method 0.5% v/v
Method + Arsenal 0.5 + 0.5% v/v
Method + Garlon (3) 0.5 + 0.25 % v/v
Method + Garlon (3) 0.375 + 0.5% v/v
Method + Garlon + Krenite 0.5 + 0.25 + 3% v/v
Streamline 30.3 oz/100 gal
Viewpoint 51 oz/100 gal
Milestone 0.33% v/v
Lead Tree - Foliar
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Method (0.25)
Method (0.375)
Method (0.5)
Meth + Ars (0.5 + 0.5)
Meth + Gar (0.5 + 0.25)
Meth + Gar (0.375 + 0.5
Meth + Gar + Kre (0.5 + 0.25 + 3)
Streamline (30.3)
Viewpoint (51)
Milestone (0.33)
Control (%)
Lead Tree Control – 90 DAT
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Lead Tree – Method + Arsenal