f2654c67_ods___Managing_Invasive_Plants__Appropriate_Target
[Method] Pulling [Key Considerations] pull when plants are big enough to grasp and soils are damp or loose enough to release roots labor intensive, may need to be repeated useful in small areas and areas inaccessible to large equipment in aquatic situations, roots and all plant fragments must be removed from the water pull and remove plants off-site when seeds can spread very selective [Appropriate Target] 
taprooted and shallow-rooted terrestrial plants (particularly annuals) unable to resprout from roots or other vegetative organs can be hand pulled; larger plants can be pulled with tools such as a Weed WrenchT shallow-rooted aquatic plants
Targets and Considerations - Physical Methods: Management Methods - Managing Invasive Plants
Appropriate Target