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thanks for all your suggestions,someone also said hammer copper nails
in to the top of the stump,might do that and leave it and break off any
new shoots and make a feature out of it,thank you kaz44

Copper nail treatment is *VERY* long term.

A shorter-term method would be to bore some deep holes into the top,
pour in some sulphuric acid (from an old accumulator would do), then
seal the tops of the holes with some screwed-up polythene, or something.

But be careful not to squirt any of the acid while doing this - it's bad
news for eyes, skin and fabric.

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