Once you've killed it, you can acclerate the rotting by boring holes in the
stump and filling them with saltpeter.

Doc
"Craig Watts" wrote in message
...
We had 2 Bradford Pear Tree damaged by the ice storm of December 2 years
ago. One wants to grow back and we are letting it. The other we want to
terminate. We cut it level with the ground and we want to plant other
things there.

It keeps sending runners up from the roots. Any suggestions on how to stop
this thing from grow?

Thanks.

Craig