On Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:54:51 -0400, Bill R
wrote:

BigKev wrote:
Hi - I have a small maple in the middle of my lawn that has failed to do
anything much and it must go.

If I cut the trunk (which is only a couple of inches thick) to the
base, how do I stop it re-shooting?





Not a perfect solution: Just keep cutting off the shoots that come up.
This may go on for several months (or more) but eventually it will stop.


I think this is the best solution--keep mowing over it. The other
(chem-free) method is trunk removal--hard work, but you can hire a
stump-removal specialist.