"Brian Watson" wrote in message
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"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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"Brian Watson" wrote in message
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Plan B: lop 'em off at ground level, drill the remaining stumps,
and
pour in
root-rotting crystals.

That sounds like magic. What are these crystals made of?

Blowed if I know! If I did, I'd probably make my own.

Try your local garden centre and ask for stump killer or root
killer.

I have some of that. It only kills the roots. The rotting occurs
over a period of many years later when the fungi get going.

Franz