"Ian" wrote in message
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My query: I asked them to cut it down to the ground and treat the
stumps. What they did was cut a few deep grooves with the tip of the
chain saw and let the mixture of fuel from the chain saw trickle in.
This they said would stop it re-growing.
Have I been conned?
Should it not have been a proper stump killer?
Advice please.

Pam in Bristol

I drilled holes in a tree stump and poured old engine oil into them.
It's certainly worked as the stump has crumbled away from the
roots that are left. Anything like diesel, engine oil, creosote will
do the job. It drives all the water out and cuses the stump to dry
out to the point you can kick bits away from it.

Thats exactly what I did with a large Ash stump, about 30 inches dia.
Numerous 10mm holes as deep as the electric drill would allow all over
the cut surface and also downward pointing holes all around the
circumference.
I too used old sump oil dribbled into the holes and I also used old chip
oil from the deep fat fryer. If theres any of the stump left come
bonfire night I'll try to smoulder it away. I did this with the main
trunk ( about 9 ft long) and it smouldered away to a pile of potash
overnight. Completely disappeared!

PP.