Root Docking Invasive Bush Honeysuckle
This is a means of removing invasive bush honeysuckle that does not allow the plant to resprout.
There are many many people I would like to thank for their work removing invasives in Missouri and their encouragement to me personally.
Thanks to:
Dan Burkhardt, The Katy Land Trust
Mitch Leachmann, StL Audubon
Kat Dockery, The Open Space Council
Cade Harp, The Katy Trail State Park
Carol Davit, MPF & MOIP Task Force
Tina Casagrand, MOIP Task Force
Quin Long, Shaw Nature Reserve/MOBOT
Jean Ponzi, Sheila Voss & Betsy Crites, MOBOT
Bernie Arnold, MO Stream Team & all the LOWG
Steve Schnarr, Missouri River Relief
Roxie Campbell, Rock Bridge SP
Besa Schweitzer, Ross Braun and all the Miramiguoa Master Naturalists
Bob Virag, Tessa Wasserman and all the Great Rivers Master Naturalists
Doug Hoff, The Principia
Lia Heppermann, MDC Private Land Conservation
Tom Schweiss, Great Rivers Greenway
Scott Emmelkamp, ASLA
Gloria Attoun & Mike Bauermeister
Yvonne Steingruby, Webster Parks
Gerald Brown, Sunset Hills Parks
Josh Suich & Dawn Griffard, World Bird Sanctuary
Gwynn Wahlmann and all the faithful Emmenegger hackers
Greg Poleski and the Greenway Network
Carrie Coyne and the Meramec CC Hort class.
So so many great clients that have allowed me to improve and better this technique in so many different settings & soil conditions, on every size of bush honeysuckle imaginable.
Just a few: the Luhmann's, the Baizers, Moone Athy Farm, Moon Gate Woods, the World Bird Sanctuary, Eagle Estate, Principia, Kirkwood Parks, Calvary Chapel,
And of course I should thank the distinguished, now retired, Washingtonian who introduced me to root docking in the first place, Mike Smith.