"Kay" wrote in message
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In article , John Carruthers
writes
six inches to a foot above
ground level, dowse it with stump killer,

Thanks, I'll give it a go.

Hmm ... in your original post you said it was near to a pond and you
were worried about the effects on other creatures. I would check
first
whether stump killer or glyphosate is least likely to cause
problems.

He should, of course, make up his mind *before* cutting off the
growth, since the glyphosate has to be applied to the green parts of
the plant, when it is in active growth.

Franz