Eastland - you must like to work. Or, is it just an excuse to reward yourself with adult beverages? ha

REMEDY mixed with diesel (1:3, respectively) and applied to the trunk (from ground-line to 18" up) of most woody species is a very effective and consistent treatment. Larger trees (>5", depending on species) may have rough/thick bark which cannot be so easily penetrated. If so, use a machete to make downward-angled cut through the bark, evenly spaced around the trunk's perimeter - then apply the same solution to the cuts. The tree's cambium layer lies directly beneath the bark. This layer contains the xylem and phloem, through which the tree transports moisture and nutrients. If one can get the solution into these transport-avenues, the tree is usually history.

REMEDY is also effective on oaks as a foliar spray (mixed with water and surfactant). However, although mesquite trees will be defoliated with foliar REMEDY applications, it is fairly rare to get root control with this particular method of application.

If a foliar application is desired for mesquite, use REMEDY and RECLAIM (+ surfactant) in water (NO diesel!). Make applications after the leaves have turned a dark green, after the spring-time flush of growth is over.

In general, use the basal-bark treatment for low-density populations or where larger specimens are abundant. Use foliar treatments for high-density growths that range from 3' to 7' in height.

In most soil-types, REMEDY is usually inactive once it hits the soil. But, care must be used around desirable trees in sandy soils (clays are what usually tie-up the herbicide and render it inactive).