Home Forums Miscellaneous Topics Rural Living Yuccas can die

I'm sure.

Burned 2 huge piles of downed oaks a couple of days ago. Pretty much solid oak trees here, and I don't even have a fireplace...

Makes for a good fire though.

A lot goes to waste here in Iowa as well.

Dang, you're hired Rockinbar. How long to get that rig to Hays? That is seriously the way to do it. On my small place I'll hack around with a chainsaw during cooler weather is my plan.

Dillonbuck, if you want them for landscaping, seems like a lot do. These are in a pasture that we hope to grow either switchgrass or alfalfa in. Really need them dead and gone. Pretty sure the Triclopyr and diesel is whipping them pretty good.

I'd love to have that oak firewood up here in CO. Its going for $400 a cord here. Guy figured out a way to haul it this way you could possibly make some money but with diesel and labor costs up it may not pay off.

My cousin in Amarillo tells me the same thing!

I have a 35' flatbed Gooseneck I could put lots of firewood on, but I doubt the work and round trip would be worth it.

Staying pretty busy doing land clearing down here with my loader and puller and grapple.

30338,
Wasn't recommending Roundup, as much as just saying
"They are tough SOB's And you might need to keep an eye on them and
re-treat." If it was the electric line guys that hit mine, you know they weren't playing. And the darn things bounced right back.

Transporting firewood any distance is illegal many places.

Dillon, didn't take it that way but roundup kills the heck out of a lot of stuff. After a lot of online researching it seems the long term kill rate with Remedy Ultra and Triclopyr mixed with diesel is pretty good. I have seen some hills that had 12-18 yuccas in them and after a few months, there will be a new one trying to come up. Not sure if those are survivors or simply coming up from a buried seed. Hoping if I knock em back and get a good crop going they won't out compete it. This is my first yucca rodeo though so guess we'll see soon lol.

Keeps me out of the bars for now anyway.

Wabigoon, good point on crossing state lines with firewood.