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Tree roots under lawn, chemicals or brute force??
ExtremeGardener
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I'm renovating a neighbour's garden and have done lots of work already, which I'm enjoying. There used to be a flowering cherry ie prunus which grew its roots under her lawn so she had the tree taken down leaving just the stump and the roots. Now I'm starting to hack out the roots with an axe but am wondering if this is the only way or is there some chemical process which will destroy the roots but not the lawn or surrounding planting?? I doubt it, but am open to suggestions so long as the plants are not damaged. Any help appreciated.
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Try a pruning saw, you can push it into the ground if it's not too hard
Are they dead roots or still alive and putting up suckers?
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanx for replies, no the tree stump is definitely not putting out any new shoots, the only problem is that the roots which are very near the surface of the lawn are difficult to mow over. I'm OK doing the whole job with my trusty axe and have taken it in for a good sharpening which should see the job done in record time. I've explained to my neighbour that the chemicals suggested would only kill the roots if the tree were still alive, and won't speed up the breakdown of the remaining roots. Thanx for clarifying this for me. Thanx again for watching the posts.