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how do i kill off a tree with out digging out the roots?
can i cut it off at ground level then treat it with something to stop the roots growing anymore.


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 3:38 pm
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Nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 3:38 pm
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thanks for that nugget of wise advice flash.


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 3:41 pm
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Depends on the tree. If it's an evergreen then generally removal of foliage, i.e. cutting off at ground level, will suffice. If it's deciduous and a particularly vigorous grower then you may need a chemical aid.

For the sheer fun value though I can recommend the Capt's solution.


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 3:42 pm
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any recomendations for a chemical aid?


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 3:43 pm
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any recomendations for a chemical aid?

rohypnol?


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 3:46 pm
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another nugget. thanks. 🙄


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 3:47 pm
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Diesel.


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 3:55 pm
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Some Tritium should do the trick. 😉


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 3:59 pm
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Will definitely work

Try a copper nail if you want to be sneaky squirrel.


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 4:00 pm
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how does a copper nail work?????


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 4:02 pm
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let me bang a copper nail into you and see what happens...

🙂
http://naturenet.net/blogs/index.php/2006/06/25/nails


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 4:03 pm
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Cut the branches off, then cut from the top of the tree down so the trunk is in manageable size peces. Hire a stump grinder from a tool hire place and buzz it down to 12" below ground level. Replace the hole with topsoil and a wee roll of turf and bob's your uncle. The roots won't do much and will just rot away eventually.

This is what an arborist/gardener would do.


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 4:07 pm
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I heard jeyes fluid round the roots works


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 4:07 pm
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Just cut it down, then treat the stump. B&Q do a good powdered stump killer that seems to do the trick.


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 4:10 pm
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[url= http://www.garden-products.info/rootout.htm ]http://www.garden-products.info/rootout.htm[/url]


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 5:12 pm
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Diesel will do it, with the slight downside that nothing else will grow there either.


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 5:35 pm
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Just dont let the EA catch you or they'll have your nuts for pouring diesel in to the ground.


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 5:38 pm
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Yup. All in all it's a very stupid idea.


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 5:43 pm
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ROUNDUP safe and effective.


 
Posted : 21/11/2009 5:59 pm