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Woody Vegetation Control, Site #1

To halt the natural transition of wet meadow into wooded swamp, the ENSP injects pioneering woody species with the herbicide glyphosate.

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Herbicides are necessary to control species such as red maples. If simply cut, red maples respond by generating several shoots, or suckers, resulting in a multi-stemmed plant capable of producing more shade than the original tree.