What is the best way to kill and poison tree stumps and vine remnants; in order to prevent their re-growth?

Answer 1

There are lots of myths about this - some probably do work (like painting creosote on a stump). However, the surest way is to apply a root killing herbicide like Glyphos onto the leaves of any shoots that come up from the stump (either of the ivy or the tree).The active chemical is transported down to the roots by the plant's own respiratory system (a bit like you or I breathing in air) at which point it kills the plant outright. You may need to apply it a few times if the shoots reappear - each time, the plant will be weakened further until it dies.

As a bonus, Glyphos becomes inert when it makes contact with the soil.

You can buy glyphos based chemicals at any good garden centre (it may be branded as something else, so be sure to ask) and a cheaper option will be to go to an agricultural supplies outlet. It is what foresters and farmers routinely use.

Answer 2

I've looked this up many times, because my neighbor recently cut down a bunch of invasive woody plants (pepper trees, bouganvillea, etc) and as long as the stumps are there, it keeps developing shoots.

There really is no way to poison the stumps without poisoning the ground around them. An old urban legend says to drill holes in the top of the stump and pour automatic transmission fluid into them. This is supposed to kill the stump and it rots within a couple of years. But, I never read anything where someone said they actually used that method and it worked.

Another method is to pour plain old table salt (lots of it) all around the top of the stump - especially where the bark grows - and the roots. This should kill the stump (in theory). But, the salt will damage the soil until it leaches out after many heavy rains.

A third method that definitely will kill the stump - and definitely will make the soil toxic for a long time - is to pour trisodium phosphate (TSP) on and around the stump.

Other than that, the most effective method for killing a stump is to dig it out or grind it out (you can rent stump grinders at heavy equipment rental yards).

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Answer 5

Cut them off and treat the stumps with a brush and stump killer, available at your local garden center. Just pour some in a container, dip a small paintbrush in it, and coat the stump well so it soaks in. Do it right away after you cut them off so they do not get a chance to dry out. It goes down into the stump and kills it dead. Do not get this on anything you don't want to kill, and if you are treating tree sprouts in your yard, be careful that they are not sprouts from the roots of a big tree that you like, because it will kill that dead too.

Answer 6

First of all - DO NOT try to burn any part of poison ivy plants, even the stumps. If you get it into your lungs, it can cause very serious respiratory problems. I have repeatedly gotten into it on our property, and have educated myself on the best ways to get rid of the plants themselves.

Hand pull all the vines, wearing at least one pair of gloves. Be very careful not to touch your face or any exposed skin with the gloves or the plant. If you can help it, don't even touch your clothing. Poison ivy and related plants contain urishol, and that's what causes the rash. You can even get poison ivy in the winter, if you dig into the snow where it grows in the summer. The snow near it will also contain the urishol oils. Poison ivy vines will not only climb trees and other things, they travel underground, just under the surface. Pull up the vines, and watch the direction it travels to. You'll probably have more sprouting up in that area. To get up the roots from the stumps, dig them up as much as possible. Discard all of the vines, stumps and stuff as far away from your residence as possible, but again, DO NOT burn them. When you're done, thoroughly clean all the tools you used with a disinfectant, and let them air dry. Put all your clothing, gloves included, into the washer, and wash them in hot or warm water.

If you have the misfortune of getting into the poison ivy, there are a couple good products that will help it. Burt's Bees makes a poison ivy soap. The main ingredient is Jewelweed, which is an old-time remedy for poison ivy rash. Oddly enough, jewelweed grows near poison ivy, and you can make a poultice using it. There's another product called Tecnu which does a good job also, but the trick with any remedy is to use it as soon as you think you've been exposed. Zanfel is another choice, but it's very expensive. I tried a soap from CVS, but it did nothing for me.

Good luck with it! It can be a very persistent and hard to get rid of plant!

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Answer 8

I had a Virginia creeper and Ivy growing up to the roof on the gable end of my house, I cut it right down to foot high stumps and poured common household bleach on them and haven't had a problem with regrowth at all. They were growing between the wall and the paving slabs so I don't know if this method polluted the soil or not but no other plants seem to have died off. Would your local Council not help with advice?

Answer 9

Ammonium Sulphamate - Deep Root stump killer.

Wrap tape or similar around the stump to create a little wall around the top of the stump. Put the chemical on the stump, then seal it in a waterproof cover.

Answer 10

I had some tree work done last week and the tree surgeon said that they pour undiluted Round Up on the stumps. Apparently there used to be some other compound available but that has been withdrawn so now they use the Round Up.