Blackberry vine removal question

15 years ago

I'm cutting down a bunch of small alder trees from about 1/4 acre of my property, and I intend to get a chipper and use the chips in my garden. There are blackberry vines mixed in with the alders. Some of the vines are clearly dead, but there are quite a few large, green canes (no leaves yet for the year).

My question is: When I'm chipping how careful do I need to be with the blackberry vines so they don't start growing where I spread my chips?

Do I have to worry if pieces of the green vines go through the chipper and get mixed in with the chips, or do I only need to worry about keeping root material out of the process?

Sort by:Oldest

Comments (3)

noinwi
15 years ago
I 'dug up' a little info for you. I actually miss blackberries(being from PNW), but I know how difficult it is to eradicate. I spent many summers hacking it down trying to claim my yard space back. Blackberry pancakes...yum.

Here is a link that might be useful: blackberry control
kayjones
15 years ago
These horrid vines are a true WEED here in Florida - I am constantly digging them out of my yard, which I understand from Florida's State Weed Control group, is the only way to eradicate these buggers. I have tried spraying, but it didn't faze them, so I continue to dig!
Related Professionals
Leawood Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Finneytown Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Arlington Landscape Contractors · Berkeley Heights Landscape Contractors · Bowie Landscape Contractors · Cambridge Landscape Contractors · Cupertino Landscape Contractors · Dickinson Landscape Contractors · Dixon Landscape Contractors · Eustis Landscape Contractors · Mission Viejo Landscape Contractors · Rio Linda Landscape Contractors · Santa Ana Landscape Contractors · Southbury Landscape Contractors · Weymouth Landscape Contractors
barbara_muret
15 years ago
most blackberries produce fruit on last years canes, so the dead canes are goners and not a problem. I would be extremely careful of not getting any root portions mixed in with the chips, but you're probably pretty safe that chewed up cane won't rout in with bark chips (not a promise, but unlikely). I have blackberries that I have dug up and moved several times, the originals still recreate their own blackberry patch, which I enjoy = fortunately. But I sure see the challenges if you don't want them.