Table 2.

Treatment effects on Ailanthus 6 weeks after treatment and the percentage of control and mortality measured 1 year after treatment.

TreatmentDefoliation %Control %Mortality %
Garlon 4 20% in HY-Grade EC100*99.8 a100 a
Garlon 4 20% +1% Stalker in HY-Grade EC96.7 A98.1 a98.3 a
Garlon 4 15% + 3% Stalker in HY-Grade EC77.7 B74.1 b79.6 b
Garlon 4 20% + 5% Tordon K in Aqumix RTU100 A100 a100 a
Garlon 4 20% + 5% Tordon K in Eco-Pak RTU94.5 A100 a100 a
Garlon 4 20% + 5% Tordon K in Arborchem RTU98.8 A98.0 a98.7 a
Stalker 9% in HY-Grade EC78.0 B99.9 a100 a
Stalker 9% in HY-Grade EC   
Manual cutting 7–15 cm above ground100-150 c21.3 c
p-value.0001.0001.0001
  • *Means followed by the same case/style letter not significantly different at a = 0.05.