Kill melaleuca on your property?

1. You should suppress melaleuca if the cost of eradication is prohibitive or if you have large numbers (acres) of trees. Start Do youwant to… You should kill melaleuca if the trees are few in number, the trees are near your home, or your property borders on a natural area. Suppress melaleuca on your property? Kill melaleuca on your property? Treatmentresult selectionphase Preferred option but can be expensive. Remove the trees? Leave the trees? Not recommended for populated areas or near homes and buildings. Grind or chip the trees? Cut down the trees? Aerial spraying Hack & squirt Cut the trees down with a chainsaw or machete and grind them up using a portable grinder. Useheavymachinery Usehandtools Best for large tracts (acres of trees). Use a lawn mower, brush mower, etc. Useheavymachinery Usehandtools Treatmentmethod selectionphase Large machines such as the Barko chipper and Brontosaurus are best used on large tracts with easy access. Cut the trees down with a chainsaw or machete. Mow Use biological control When trees become stressed (by chopping them down, or burning, or hurricanes, etc.) they drop large quantities of seeds. If left untreated, this could create a problem greater than when you started. Regrowth treatment Continue mowing Use biological control Stumps will re-grow if not treated. See page 15 of the handbook. You can download it from the Publications section of the web site. You can order biological control agents from the St. Lucie County Extension. The insects are free, you only pay for shipping and handling. Check the FAQ section of the web site for instructions. Follow-uptreatmentphase Visit the TAME Melaleuca Project web site at http://tame.ifas.ufl.edu