Not sure what the plant is, nor where it is growing (state) as this impinges
on herbicide use and availability....but...try Crossbow or another 2,4-D
based material if legal for use in tour area.

--
Mike LaMana, MS
Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC
Toms River, NJ
www.HeartwoodConsulting.net



"Ray Jenkins" wrote in message
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We have a weed which is almost a tree. My wife thinks it is called redbud.
The trunk is tube-type, almost like bamboo, but the leaves look almost
like
a maple leaf.

We cut it back, but it always comes back stronger. Standard weed-killers
don't seem to work.

If anyone has any ideas about how to kill this monster, we'd like to hear
them.