How to Kill "scrub" tree on fence line? - Page 3

creister · May 14, 2016

Some type of ash maybe? Good luck.

My Foot Smells · May 14, 2016

Thanks. This guy is a vigorous grower. I chop every year and it had already grown 1" shoots 12'.

Uncle Doss · May 14, 2016

to me, that looks like some manner of an elm. They are usually pretty prolific and can be a bear to kill. I cut 4 down in my back lot two years ago, each now has a dozen or more new trunks coming up from the stump

Labradors2 · May 14, 2016

Let me have your address and I'll send you some Ash Borers and a few beetles that carry Dutch Elm Disease. That should fix your problem

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Linda

kchd.. · May 14, 2016

The tree looks like an elm to me.

Worth1 · May 14, 2016

It is an American elm.

And no they dont spread from roots either but put out untold millions of seeds.

Worth

imp · May 14, 2016

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Originally Posted by My Foot Smells

Thanks. This guy is a vigorous grower. I chop every year and it had already grown 1" shoots 12'.

Hmm, maybe make a negative thing into a positive by using those long slim trunks for something in your garden or fence areas?

I mean, it's growing and a pest, but if you can coppice it and use it for something useful...

Just a thought.

Rockandrollin · May 14, 2016

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Originally Posted by My Foot Smells

pic of tree, leaf and bark.

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you can see the juice i applied the other day looks to have just dried up on top. going to drill like a dentist today and administer a root canal. thanks for all the advice.

For starters, cut that sucker off at ground level, then do many of the suggested kill methods

loulac · May 15, 2016

Difficult to add something useful, everything has been said.
I would keep the suggestion of drilling several 1/4" holes in the stump, fill them not with Round up but with a bushkiller, I suggest Garlon, active product is Triclopyr an ester of butylglycol, made by Dow chemicals, may be sold under a different name in the US. You then protect the holes from the rain (plastic bag, stone, piece of wood, putty) You fill the holes again 2 weeks later, all the roots will be poisoned !

I would drill the holes sideways round the trunk as near as possible to the ground.

Rajun Gardener · May 15, 2016

If you didn't have enough suggestions, here's 1 more. Take a 1/2 gallon of white vinegar and put 2 cups of salt in it and shake it up to dissolve the salt. Drill a few 1" holes and fill them up, leave the jug next to the tree and when you pass by it just refill as it goes down and that tree will die. It will also kill weeds too including poison ivy.

Barb_FL · May 15, 2016

This will definitely work. Just make a fresh cut and paint it on. Only need a little.

I had some invasive pepper trees and lots of Carrotwood trees which throw out lots of seeds and shoots from their roots.

http://www.amazon.com/Agri-Star-Tric...ilpage_o02_s00

RJGlew · May 15, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by loulac

Difficult to add something useful, everything has been said.
I would keep the suggestion of drilling several 1/4" holes in the stump, fill them not with Round up but with a bushkiller, I suggest Garlon, active product is Triclopyr an ester of butylglycol, made by Dow chemicals, may be sold under a different name in the US. You then protect the holes from the rain (plastic bag, stone, piece of wood, putty) You fill the holes again 2 weeks later, all the roots will be poisoned !

I would drill the holes sideways round the trunk as near as possible to the ground.

I drill deep 1/4" holes, from the top down, then fill them within an inch of the top with undiluted defoliant. I then lightly pound 1/2" pieces of 1/4" round dowel into each hole to act as caps. The deep holes mean you won't have to do the job twice, and the caps keep the defoliant from seeping out, avoiding environmental concerns.

Worth1 · May 15, 2016

Sang to the tune of Grand Funk Railroads We're An American Band.

We're an American Elm.
We're an American Elm.
We're Growing in your fence.
We're gonna put up sprouts, you'll never cut us down.
We're an American Elm.
Yeah.
Try all your killers you want to use.
Try all your remedies your gonna lose.
We're an American Elm.
We're an American Elm.
We're growing in your fence.
You'll never cut us down.

We are here to stay.
We'll never go away.
We're an American Elm.
We're an American Elm.

Yeah.

Worth

jmsieglaff · May 15, 2016

This thread just captivates me. I had my hand with killing poplar suckers after the trees were removed. Drought and systemic herbicide did the trick with those. And well done Worth, well done!

Hellmanns · May 15, 2016

You could dig a pond near by and stock a beaver. Every other option has been used.

May 14, 2016	#33
Uncle Doss Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: zone 5b/6a Posts: 134	to me, that looks like some manner of an elm. They are usually pretty prolific and can be a bear to kill. I cut 4 down in my back lot two years ago, each now has a dozen or more new trunks coming up from the stump __________________ Anything in life worth doing is worth over-doing. Moderation is for cowards.

May 15, 2016	#39
loulac Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: France Posts: 554	Difficult to add something useful, everything has been said. I would keep the suggestion of drilling several 1/4" holes in the stump, fill them not with Round up but with a bushkiller, I suggest Garlon, active product is Triclopyr an ester of butylglycol, made by Dow chemicals, may be sold under a different name in the US. You then protect the holes from the rain (plastic bag, stone, piece of wood, putty) You fill the holes again 2 weeks later, all the roots will be poisoned ! I would drill the holes sideways round the trunk as near as possible to the ground. Last edited by loulac; May 15, 2016 at 04:06 AM. Reason: adding the last sentence after looking at the second picture post 38

May 14, 2016	#31
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	Some type of ash maybe? Good luck.

May 14, 2016	#32
My Foot Smells Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Pulaski County, Arkansas Posts: 1,239	Thanks. This guy is a vigorous grower. I chop every year and it had already grown 1" shoots 12'.

May 14, 2016	#34
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,896	Let me have your address and I'll send you some Ash Borers and a few beetles that carry Dutch Elm Disease. That should fix your problem . Linda

May 14, 2016	#35
kchd.. Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: MS Posts: 211	The tree looks like an elm to me.

May 14, 2016	#36
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	It is an American elm. And no they dont spread from roots either but put out untold millions of seeds. Worth

May 15, 2016	#40
Rajun Gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Tomato Cornhole Posts: 2,550	If you didn't have enough suggestions, here's 1 more. Take a 1/2 gallon of white vinegar and put 2 cups of salt in it and shake it up to dissolve the salt. Drill a few 1" holes and fill them up, leave the jug next to the tree and when you pass by it just refill as it goes down and that tree will die. It will also kill weeds too including poison ivy.

May 15, 2016	#41
Barb_FL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Indialantic, Florida Posts: 2,000	This will definitely work. Just make a fresh cut and paint it on. Only need a little. I had some invasive pepper trees and lots of Carrotwood trees which throw out lots of seeds and shoots from their roots. http://www.amazon.com/Agri-Star-Tric...ilpage_o02_s00

May 15, 2016	#44
jmsieglaff Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southern WI Posts: 2,742	This thread just captivates me. I had my hand with killing poplar suckers after the trees were removed. Drought and systemic herbicide did the trick with those. And well done Worth, well done!

May 15, 2016	#45
Hellmanns Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: kentucky Posts: 1,116	You could dig a pond near by and stock a beaver. Every other option has been used.