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How to kill an elm?

Andy LeedsAndy Leeds Posts: 518
in Problem solving

We had an elm tree removed from out front garden - cut down to approx 1' high.  I'd assumed that would do for it, however it has lots of new shoots.  

I don't want to kill the surrounding plants and where it's situated won't allow for me to dig it out.  Any suggestions on the best way to kill it off?

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  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,904

    There are special heavy duty killers available but I can't remember what they're called. I had a similar thing many years ago and I know it involved putting the crystals over the surface and covering it with plastic. I'm sure there's a modern equivalent of drilling in and pouring or something.

    http://www.wikihow.com/Kill-a-Tree-Stump

    This looks like the ticket.

  • Simon69Simon69 Posts: 68

    Copper nails again. Just bang a few in.

  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,904

    I'm not standing still next to you!!! Likely to get my ankles double tapped today! image image

  • Simon69Simon69 Posts: 68

    PP. Oh Tee Hee.

    You come across on here so nicely I wouldn’t want to Copper you.

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618

    One of the trees on our boundary was an elm. It got dutch elm disease  and was cut down and craned out over the adjoining houses. The stump was there for many years. being chopped back and rotting.  We thought that was the back of it, but it has sent many shoots up from the rootstock in the hedge line. I don't mind it, but you could either get a stump grinder in, or paint all shoots with SBK brushwood killer.

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