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Whatsitabout's avatar

I cut about 100 feet of buckthorn down, poisoned its stumps, wrapped it in a tarp, shoved it in my van, and disposed of its corpse in an undisclosed location. I’m doing my part

Drunk Wisconsin's avatar

I salute you, patriot! 🫡

Michael Goff's avatar

Cut it to the ground then paint it's corpse stump in herbicide. Accept no prisoners

Drunk Wisconsin's avatar

Cut the enemy down at its roots! Poison its offspring! No quarter!

Matt Goldstein's avatar

kudzu vine and Japanese knotweed next!

Drunk Wisconsin's avatar

America is beseiged, brothers! Surrounded from all sides! Patriots in the South battle the evil kudzu while the North battles buckthorn. We must stand together!

wonderswan94's avatar

I HATE KNOTWEED AAAAAAA

Drunk Wisconsin's avatar

Use your hatered as fuel, brother!

Matt Goldstein's avatar

Plenty of kudzu in New England :( but hear ya. Ready to join this fight.

Contarini's avatar

You need to get some goats. Goats will eat it.

Drunk Wisconsin's avatar

Goats are our allies! Befriend the goats! Pet the goats! Feed the goats! 🐐

Matt Goldstein's avatar

Goats are the answer.

Denise S. Robbins's avatar

Yes!!! Now do bellflower! My mom thinks it's pretty. I'm trying to train her that it's actually hideous

Drunk Wisconsin's avatar

Do not be deceived!

the long warred's avatar

A barrier is victory to me a natural barrier total victory. I shall ally with it this very year;

HAIL BUCKTHORN

Drunk Wisconsin's avatar

If you’re not with me, then you’re my enemy.

the long warred's avatar

HAIL VICTORY

the long warred's avatar

I actually have Norway Spruce as my emerging natural barrier . I shall not disturb it with Buckthorn.

Aaron's avatar

No, I’m not a plant Nazi, what are you even talking about, this is just biology. “Sublimating my baser impulses” - I don’t know what that means. Is that “sublime-ating” like “making it sublime”? Because this feels awesome. Hahahaha, cut them, poison them, burn them, kill them all— uh, *for the ecosystem*.

Kyra's avatar

Last year we cut down all the buckthorns and replaced them with hibiscuses. Total victory.

JS's avatar

Fucking buckthorn tearing my ass apart every goddamned November. And it always when you think you’ve found the perfect sitting spot that a thorn in your ass.

pikachud's avatar

Real article

Matt the Unready's avatar

Did a buckthorn clearing and burn day with my local forest preserve. Easily the most powerful I’ve ever felt.

Drunk Wisconsin's avatar

Burn them! 🔥

Jerdle's avatar

> Yes, buckthorn is dangerous. It grows at the edges of forests and creates an impenetrable thicket of gnarly, twisting branches. Underneath its deceiving foliage hide sharp thorns!

Well, yeah. It's a plant of English woodlands, where it's held back by all the other fast-growing spiky buggers.

Jason's avatar

Oh wow did not know about this. Like Kudzu with thorns.

Drunk Wisconsin's avatar

Kudzu—buckthorn's ally in their attempt to undermine American sovereignty!

David's avatar

I’ve been fighting this stuff for 30 years. But it has a safe space in a local state park. And you can probably guess about how much the DNR budget gets cut every stinking year in Iowa.

Drunk Wisconsin's avatar

Our government betrays us! Take matters into your own hands!

Laura's avatar

You have my sword!

wonderswan94's avatar

I’ve dealt with buckthorn before. Not a fun plant. Don’t procrastinate on their removal - the longer you wait, the more annoying it gets.

Drunk Wisconsin's avatar

The defense of our homeland cannot be delayed!