Cutting Cattail with the Lake Mower™
Throughout North America, cattails and bulrushes are, more often than
not, the undisputed rulers of the freshwater marsh. Probably the most
distinctive thing about the cattails are their flowers. Each cattail
possesses thousands of tiny brown flowers all tightly compressed into a
compact mass on the top of their stems. During late summer and early fall,
these structures will begin to come apart, releasing their seeds into the
wind as they do so.
The good news for water managers in charge of controlling cattail is that
the Jenson Lake Mower™ really can put you in charge. The aim is to
keep the cut cattail low enough to prevent the plants from emerging for a
full season, commonly referred to as using the "drowning" method to kill
cattail. Not only are most, if not all, cattail plants unable to survive the
winter under those circumstances, but this approach also prevents them from
producing flowers and seeds. In areas where some cattail is desirable, the
precision with which the boat-mounted Jenson Lake Mower™ can accomplish
effective environmentally responsible control is priceless; yet it’s one of
the most affordable options available.
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