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Rather than repeat myself with different vocabulary just for your sake, I'll just leave my other posts for other readers. Past experience teaching and lectures leaves me with the impression that 9 out of a 10 readers will get the meaning of my posts clearly.

Not really. For example, a 4 Pound Casoron is not a "HOT" application compared to a 2 G (pound) casoron, because the directions compensate. Typically, 1/2 of a 4G will end up on the ground than when using the 2G. Same principle often applies to liquids like Roundup. Higher concentration formula...

My previous replies should connote that I spray foliar. Whatever the concentration is, I reduce it to 50% or 75% but definitely not 100%. I do the same thing for "weeds" in lawns too, including Dandelion. Before my college pesticide classes in the 1980s I'd apply full strength spray to old...

Your post reminded me of something when you say "what works for you". It should be clear from my several replies above that Roundup is successful for me, and it should be for plants of small or large size since it's a translocating herbicide. One thing I did not mention, was that I often apply...

There is no 90 to 360 days. For time yes, for growth no. Most often when I used it, they were brown and withered in a few weeks, never to be seen again. Assuming it's done right, and not to plants coated with heavy dust layers or that have been unusually drought stressed. I particularly liked...

Since Roundup works, the Tordon part sounds feasible. Both herbicides can work. The names of the products noted in replies above are amusing. It would be fun to have a job thinking of names to give to chemical herbicide products. For control around fence posts on farms, maybe something called...

Actually, one needs to measure and photograph them to understand the size. Tapes and lasers almost always tell the truth, and skillful photography can capture size and details exceeding the sense of sight of 10 people combined. There's nothing quite like standing there in person to engage all 5...

Some people say that Sequoidendron don't taper, but coast redwood trunks do taper. But both species can develop both ways. Some readers here probably know that from their years around trees. Here's a coast redwood that not only lacks taper, but may even have reverse taper. Two people for scale...

I've never met "some say" before, but have sprayed and killed a lot of entire plants, weeds and small trees with Roundup before. There's been a few times it didn't work, but usually it worked if the leaves were not dusty. It even annihilates blackberry plants roots and all if applied around...

You could try spraying the sprouts with roundup or lawn weed killer and let the plant grow it into the remaining root system. Drilling wood like suggested above is questionable because a lot of the downward movement is in the outer layers. But if you spray sprout growth, it should pull the...

I grew up surrounded by forests and worked with trees as an arborist. Over those 60 years, I find that to be true assuming you mean separately at different times. For example, I don't see trees absorb water fast during heavy rain to where that would reduce flooding at the moment. But it's...

Next, foliage. If a suspected redwood has flat ranked needles and small cones, it's most likely a coast redwood. Assuming it's not the deciduous dawn redwood that also turns color in autumn. From a distance, some coast redwood can develop a somewhat spire form like Sequoiadendon. Not many, but...

Decided tp post in Arborist 101 since the post interjects some tree ID and tree care comments. As of 2015, coast redwood was found to be both widest and tallest tree species in the USA. References are very few, but the measuring was reliable and basically etched in stone factually. Here's a page...

Another question or two ... If these boards were in your hands -- would you toss them or keep / sell them (as-is original)? Would you salvage the metal for a new board with a vintage part on it? Reason this came to mind, our son and his wife work at a camp where someone left a pallet of rough...

Thanks for the reply. One thing that had me curious too, was the purpose or idea behind the split cap in the end. It reminds me of the cap in a crow bar's claw. Wondering if there's anything a logger would do where a springboard could also function to pry something. Or --- maybe that's simply...

Anyone recognize whether these springboards are DYI or a standard commercially made design?

That .. I disagree with for maybe 95% of whatever is for sale. A big reason .. the one person is often on the lookout for whatever the thing is. For example, I wanted an older 15mm Canon fisheye lens, but didn't like the idea of a used one. Just happened a guy had one on Ebay, and it was...

That''s a good suggestion. Hadn't even considered trade. But your note jogs my memory. Years ago, I traded a solid oak bookcase build for pruning, and also a .308 rifle from a gunsmith for pruning. And a 12' fiberglass canoe for 1/2 payment toward pruning work.

You are right . Home Depot is swamped. Actually, one Home Depot person asked me to talk to the Pro Desk about this wood. Don't know why, and the woman at the desk was perplexed why the co-worker sent me there. But she did search their stock out of curiosity for rough cut lumber, and couldn't...

That's why I"m curious about the ballpark price. Because we can wait weeks or a year .. no rush. We won't be looking for bargain hunters or someone in dire straights, but a local purchaser who is one of the probably 50% who have rock solid finances. Some businesses and professionals here are...