Not anywhere close. It would kill the gum (and every big oak on the property), but would do nothing for the habitat, thin the vegetation, stimulate forb, grass, and legume production, scarify seeds lying dormant in the soil, expose mineral soil, create good brood habitat, encourage insect production, make the vegetation open enough for poults to walk, remove dead thatch, etc........ Plus it would cost as much as 5 of our burns, maybe 15-20 years worth.