Several months ago I had two large liquid amber trees removed from my
front lawn. They had an extensive surface root system, so I had the
roots ground as well. Well, obviously some of the roots remain
underground, as now I've got several places where little trees are
sprouting from the ground. I was about to put down a new lawn, but I'm
concerned about these little trees continually popping up. Is there a
way to permanently kill what's left of the liquid amber tree's roots so
no more mini trees pop up?

-Fleemo

weed B gone kills non grass, but frankly, mowing will eventually kill them off.
Ingrid

fleemo17 [at] comcast.net wrote:

>Several months ago I had two large liquid amber trees removed from my
>front lawn. They had an extensive surface root system, so I had the
>roots ground as well. Well, obviously some of the roots remain
>underground, as now I've got several places where little trees are
>sprouting from the ground. I was about to put down a new lawn, but I'm
>concerned about these little trees continually popping up. Is there a
>way to permanently kill what's left of the liquid amber tree's roots so
>no more mini trees pop up?
>
>-Fleemo



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1) Spray the leaves with 2-4-D (Weed-B-Gon).
2) Drill holes in roots, pore in glyphosate (Roundup) using a funnel
Try to drill at an angle and avoid going all the way through the
roots.
3) Try both methods if you are extremely impatient.

Good luck,
Gideon

Gideon, thank you for your suggestion. I haven't had much luck
spraying Roundup on the plants that pop up. They brown and shrivel a
bit, then come back full force. A neighbor suggested using brush
killer (SA-50?). I wonder how that compares with the 2-4-D.

Many thanks.

-Fleemo


Gideon wrote:
> 1) Spray the leaves with 2-4-D (Weed-B-Gon).
> 2) Drill holes in roots, pore in glyphosate (Roundup) using a funnel
> Try to drill at an angle and avoid going all the way through the
> roots.
> 3) Try both methods if you are extremely impatient.
>
> Good luck,
> Gideon

Wouldn't it be dormant now, being a deciduous tree? If so there's
probably no benefit doing anything with herbicides until spring when
the roots become active again. You could also try a stump gel to
prevent suckers from coming up.

Mohammed, my guess is you're in the southern hemisphere. It's
summertime up here in North America. :)

What exactly is a stump jel? Keep in mind that I don't have a big
stump sitting in the lawn. That was, supposedly, removed -- ground
down. But apparently there is still quite a root system down below the
ground that is sending up shoots frequently. If I dug down to one of
these sub-surface roots, you think this root gel might kill the entire
beast?

Cheers!

-Fleemo


Mohammed the Pig wrote:
> Wouldn't it be dormant now, being a deciduous tree? If so there's
> probably no benefit doing anything with herbicides until spring when
> the roots become active again. You could also try a stump gel to
> prevent suckers from coming up.

Fleemo,

Let us know how things work out for you. Feedback
regarding the usefulness of our semi-intelligent free
advise is always appreciated. :)

Gideon



fleemo17 wrote:

Gideon, thank you for your suggestion. I haven't had much luck
spraying Roundup on the plants that pop up. They brown and shrivel a
bit, then come back full force. A neighbor suggested using brush
killer (SA-50?). I wonder how that compares with the 2-4-D.

Many thanks.

-Fleemo


Gideon wrote:
> 1) Spray the leaves with 2-4-D (Weed-B-Gon).
> 2) Drill holes in roots, pore in glyphosate (Roundup) using a funnel
> Try to drill at an angle and avoid going all the way through the
> roots.
> 3) Try both methods if you are extremely impatient.
>
> Good luck,
> Gideon

First

Is the tree yours?

I would tell you how to do it but too many people would try to kill their
neighbors tree or when a tree protection ordinance requires the symplast of
the tree be dead before they can be removed. I will keep the information to
myself.

Sincerely,

John A. Keslick, Jr.
Beware of so-called TREE EXPERTS who do not understand TREE BIOLOGY!
www.treedictionary.com

http://mercury.ccil.org/~treeman/
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.
Some people will buy products they do not understand and not buy books that
will give them understanding.




"Gideon" <zerospam [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Fleemo,
>
> Let us know how things work out for you. Feedback
> regarding the usefulness of our semi-intelligent free
> advise is always appreciated. :)
>
> Gideon
>
>
>
> fleemo17 wrote:
>
> Gideon, thank you for your suggestion. I haven't had much luck
> spraying Roundup on the plants that pop up. They brown and shrivel a
> bit, then come back full force. A neighbor suggested using brush
> killer (SA-50?). I wonder how that compares with the 2-4-D.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> -Fleemo
>
>
> Gideon wrote:
> > 1) Spray the leaves with 2-4-D (Weed-B-Gon).
> > 2) Drill holes in roots, pore in glyphosate (Roundup) using a funnel
> > Try to drill at an angle and avoid going all the way through the
> > roots.
> > 3) Try both methods if you are extremely impatient.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Gideon
>
>
>
>
>