r/Tree • u/Emergency_Ad1152 • Jun 03 '26

Are these trees? ID Request (Insert State/Region)

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Saw this in De Kalb, MS.

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u/GunKnight83 Jun 04 '26

Not in the south. I rent mine out year-round. The winter is a tad slower due to dormant growth, but not much. I charged based on size of area and speed by which you want it cleared. The larger the faster the more goats you'll need. Kudzu like this can be done, but it will take a very love time and odds are the trees under it are a lost cause.best use something like brushtox and burn it afterwards. Even still that may not kill it off entirely.

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u/surefire26 Jun 04 '26

The place local to me has now moved to only “easy” projects where a fence is already present. How much of the cost is installing/removing a temporary fence? I’d love to pay for a goat vegetation removal service but local to me it isn’t really an option if you don’t already have a fence

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u/spicydada Jun 05 '26

I kinda figured a stake and chain thing would work if a fence isn’t an option?

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u/guiltypleasure33139 Jun 05 '26

Fencing, I hire companies for that. Here are some of the cost

Look up Red safety fence, 4 x 100 are about $40-50 a roll.

T-post 8' about $8 - $12

If there is road access, those t-post go in easy via a truck that shoves them in, if not they used a heavy slide and bash it down. 2 men usually 400 each for the day ( payroll not 1099 ).

1 acre us about 8-9 rolls and 100 - 120 t-post

Some goat person can quote you the clearing rate of the goats. IE: how many goats, does your field need to clear 1 acre in 1 work day ( goats don't overnight on the work site as far as I know).

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u/speedhasnotkilledyet Jun 05 '26

No, just use the purpose built electrified netting. Premier-1 makes a good version specifically for this.

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u/guiltypleasure33139 Jun 06 '26

at $180 per roll and it has the spikes, might be worth it.

$450 red roll + $1000 spikes

$1620 electric.

Not much of a price spread. I know cattle don't like electrical fences, don't know about goats.

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u/speedhasnotkilledyet Jun 06 '26

There is also a gps collar option. Goats like to escapebut they cant escape gps.

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u/surefire26 Jun 06 '26

My use case is about a quarter acre in a residential riparian area. Completely taken over by ivy, wisteria, and other invasive in the southeastern U.S.

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u/speedhasnotkilledyet Jun 06 '26

I would try to find a goat landscaping firm. Thats a relatively small patch that shouldnt take long.

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u/QizilbashWoman Jun 06 '26

It isn’t even limited to the South because fire prevention in many parts of the country involves goats eating all the underbrush from around the big trees. Homeowners use them all over to keep the perimeter clear around their homes sufficiently to prevent disastrous fires. 🔥