Question
I want to drill a hole into my Mesquite trees and kill them. I do not want to spray them. How big of a hole should I drill & at what angle. How many CC's of Remedy or other chemical should I put in each hole. I have Black Hawaiian Sheep in the pasture. I live in Central Texas. The trees are dropping their beans at this time. The sheep eat the beans & also a small amount of their leaves. I also have Blakc Locust trees I need to get rid of.

Thank you,

Tom  

Answer
The living cells of a tree are just under the bark so drill holes into the wood will do nothing to kill the tree. I would use what is called hack and squirt. Make cuts with a hatchet all the way around the tree trunk and squirt a herbicide called Garlon into the cut. The tree will take the herbicide up into the foliage and roots and kill the tree. It will work on Black locust also. Here is a web link for more information on the hack and squirt method.

http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1058/ANR-1058three.html