Kat2

You can cut off the CC to a 2 or 3" stem them carefully paint full strength RU or a generic on the open wounds; it's tedious but, since it's a systemic poison, it will only kill the target plant. Use a Que tip or fine brush; you can coat the sides but the cut is where you want to concentrate your efforts.

When I landscaped in Ohio we sprayed beds full of thistles (and not other good plants or very few) with the diluted version because you're on the clock so have to broadcast; when just a sapling or stray weed was involved, we treated it directly with FS stuff. (Saplings 1 to 2" wide required several doses which is the reason to leave the taller stem--fresh cut on the miscreant every time we treated.)

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