Agreed. As far as the trees go, I'm going to remain cautiously optimistic here because wouldn't it be fair to say that this is pretty much untested waters? Has anyone ever tried to reverse the process once the herbicide is applied? I would assume it takes much longer for it to penetrate into a trees system as opposed to standard weed/brush killer that you spray directly on. Any Whore-a-culutrists on the board?
There are several older guys here at work that are into some the farming bizz. One in particular told me that stuff usually reacts pretty quickly. He said that with the slightest spray you would start seeing definite evidence with a month or two that the greenery is dying, even on big trees. He also said, though, that if there is one tree that one is aiming to kill and its root system touches the system of another, that tree will die too.
I am being optimistic as well. If there is any school out there with the know how and horticulture connections it would be Auburn. The guys working on the Oaks seem to have a small glimmer of hope which is tons better than what they first believed. I have been trying to keep the "Tracking" thread up to date. The last article that I posted says they are getting into the wait and see mode but again, they are much more hopeful than a month ago.