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Cherry Tree Roots

citizencookunlimitedcitizencookunlimited Posts: 1
in Problem solving
Ive recently cut down and removed a large cherry tree and its stump from my garden. I’m in the process of removing as many roots as possible. Unfortunately some of the roots have worked their way under my patio and under my fence into the neighbour’s garden. I’m concerned about possible regrowth. I’m thinking about hammering some copper nails into the ends of inaccessible roots. Other than this I’m not sure what else i can do.
How worried about regrowth should i be?

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  • nick615nick615 Posts: 1,487
    I'm sorry no-one else has reacted so, by bringing your enquiry back to the top, maybe someone will have the answer.  It's not something I have any experience of.
  • chickychicky Posts: 10,410
    We removed 2 cherry trees last autumn (made a mistake and planted them too close to the house).  We just sawed the trunks off at the base, and have had no regrowth. That’s my experience, for what its worth.
  • borgadrborgadr Posts: 718
    I did the same as chicky with a cherry tree in one of my borders - sawed it off at the base in November and left the roots, but I had a different outcome.  There are new shoots emerging from the sawn-off base, and suckers keep popping up from the roots in the border.  I don't know the answer to citizencookunlimited's original question, but I would have thought you'd see any regrowth pretty quickly if it's coming at all.  
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    If you get regrowth, I think this is one of the situations where careful use of a systemic weedkiller is justifiable - a liquid/gel that you can paint carefully onto the regrowth/suckers. There are also stump killers that you could treat the stumps with.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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