I have chopped the silver birch down to the stump, i now need to kill the stump and the roots any suggestions please. the cheeper the better.
2006-11-25 06:27:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
its a tree in my front garden and the roots are under my driveway.
2006-11-25 06:28:38 · update #1
Grind the stump out. It can be done cheaply, and you will not have to put chemicals into the ground, which contaminate the local watershead.
2006-11-25 06:29:19 · answer #1 · answered by Meep, the Kind Wolf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best chemical for your use would be triclopyr, sold as brush-b-gon. If the stump is still fresh, it will be asborbed and kill the roots. If the stump has dried, wait until there are resprouts and spray them. By only applying the chemical to the stump or leaves, there should be little problem with contamination.
2006-11-25 14:44:22 · answer #2 · answered by oakhill 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You Tordon, you can get it at an ag center. It is about $12 a quart, but goes a long way. Any stores that sell to farmers would have it. They use it when they cut along fence lines so the trees don't grow back. It also causes what is above the ground to rot and make it easy to break away. I had heard they were going to ban it, as they do with everything that works good. So far I still see it at ag centers.
2006-11-25 14:33:46 · answer #3 · answered by Thomas S 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Go with Meep's answer. There is no need for toxic chemicals. Stump grinders are quick, easy, and affordable.
2006-11-25 17:13:48 · answer #4 · answered by Robert B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋