At the Charles Ilsley Park prairie restoration workday on Tuesday I tried out some time-lapse photography to show the progression of shrub removal. Cutting a large multiflora rose patch by hand is like playing Jenga: you have to choose the next shrub or branch to remove carefully or it’s game over.
Join me next week Tuesday from 10 am to 1 pm as we keep working on the multiflora rose, autumn olive, and other invasive shrubs and trees in these fields at Charles Ilsley Park. I can’t promise the beautiful blue sky I enjoyed this week, but we’re sure to have a great time anyway!
Natural Areas Notebook 
Wonderful time exposed way to undertake this removal–makes me want to keep the small bushes in the back yard under control.
Barbara Smith
Hi Barbara – every little bit helps with controlling invasive species. If you wait too long control becomes a big project – like my projects! It is very rewarding to knock out a big patch of invasive plants, though 🙂
Love the video! Although I like collecting the rose hips, this wild rose is nasty stuff to run into. Yes, be careful!
It sure is nasty! The thorns seem like permanent velcro.
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