1. Start Do you want to… Kill melaleuca on your property? Suppress
You should suppress melaleuca if the cost of eradication is prohibitive or if you have large numbers (acres) of trees.
Start
Do you want to…
You should kill melaleuca if the trees are few in number, the trees are near your home, or your property borders on a natural area.
Kill
melaleuca on your property?
Suppress
melaleuca
on your property?
Treatment result selection phase
Preferred option but can be expensive.
Remove the
trees?
Leave the
trees?
Not recommended for populated areas or near homes and buildings.
Grind or chip the
trees?
Cut down the trees?
Hack &
squirt
Aerial
spraying
Use heavy machinery
Use hand tools
Cut the trees down with a chainsaw or machete and grind them up using a portable grinder.
Best for large tracts (acres of trees).
Use a lawn mower, brush mower, etc.
Use heavy machinery
Use hand tools
Treatment method selection phase
Large machines such as the Barko chipper and Brontosaurus are best used on large tracts with easy access.
Cut the trees down with a chainsaw or machete.
Mow
Use
biological
control
When trees become stressed (by chopping them down, or burning, or hurricanes, etc.) they drop large quantities of seeds. If left untreated, this could create a problem greater than when you started.
Regrowth
treatment
Continue
mowing
Use
biological
control
Stumps will re-grow if not treated. See page 15 of the handbook. You can download it from the Publications section of the web site.
You can order biological control agents from the St. Lucie County Extension. The insects are free, you only pay for shipping and handling. Check the FAQ section of the web site for instructions.
Follow-up treatment phase
Visit the TAME Melaleuca Project web site at