
Araucaria columnaris
Cook pine
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Araucaria columnaris, the coral reef araucaria, Cook pine, New Caledonia pine, Cook araucaria, or columnar araucaria, is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae.
Read more on Wikipedia →Only 0 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.
Controlling Araucaria columnaris
Best reported: IPA-Incision Point Application with 100% AMP — one report from CTAHR/OANRP/ NEPM.
5.0IPA-Incision Point Application100% AMPAminopyralidG4
- 5successful. Recommended method · CTAHR/OANRP/ NEPM · 2015-03-20
double notch 4 points, .5ml/notch = 4ml effective on size classes up to 32cm circumference, may need to up the dose for larger trees- OFF LABEL USE RATE
5.0hand-pullnone
- 5successful. Recommended method · OANRP · observed · 2015-02-23
5.0cutnone
- 5successful. Recommended method · OANRP · observed
4.0IPA-Incision Point ApplicationMilestone 100%AminopyralidG4
- 4more than moderate satisfaction · NEPM · observed
unsuccessful for Xlarge trees
3.0IPA-Incision Point Application100% PolarisImazapyrG2
- 3moderate satisfaction · CTAHR/OANRP · trial · 2018-04-24
Trial complete, 31 months. 4 cuts/tree, 0.5ml/cut. At 21 months, 2 of 5 trees dead (circum < 74cm). At 31 months, remaining 3 starting to recover. Suggest 1 cut/10-15cm.
3.0IPA-Incision Point Application100% MilestoneAminopyralidG4
- 3moderate satisfaction · CTAHR/OANRP · trial · 2018-04-23
Trial complete, 31 months. 4 cuts/tree, 0.5ml/cut. At 21 months, 1 of 5 trees dead (circum <61cm), remaining 4 fully defoliated. At 31 months, 2 of 5 trees dead, remaining 3 with resprouts. Higher doses may be effective. Suggest 1 cut/15-20cm trunk.
3.0girdleG4 20%, 80% BiodieselTriclopyrG4
- 3moderate satisfaction · OANRP · observed · 2018-04-24
make girdle with chainsaw
3.0IPA-Incision Point Application100% IMZImazapyrG2
- 3moderate satisfaction · CTAHR/OANRP/ NEPM · 2015-03-20
double notch 4 points, .5ml/notch = 4ml effective with smaller size classes (< 20 cm circumference) may just need to up the dose for effective kill on larger trees
2.0IPA-Incision Point Application100% Ranger ProGlyphosateG9
- 2minimal satisfaction · CTAHR/OANRP · trial · 2018-04-23
Trial complete, 31 months. 4 cuts/tree, 0.5ml/cut. At 7 months, major defoliation on 3 of 5 trees. At 31 months, 1 of 5 trees dead (circum < 55cm). Higher doses may be effective.
2.0IPA-Incision Point Application100% GLYGlyphosateG9
- 2minimal satisfaction · CTAHR/OANRP/ NEPM · 2015-03-20
double notch 4 points, .5ml/notch = 4ml effective with small trees (< 15cm circumference) may just need to up the dose for effective kill on larger trees
1.0IPA-Incision Point Application100% Garlon 4 UltraTriclopyrG4
- 1unsatisfactory results · CTAHR/OANRP · trial · 2018-04-23
Trial complete, 31 months. 4 cuts/tree, 0.5ml/cut. At 31 months, no trees dead, all healthy. Not effective. Not recommended.
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