On Sun, 31 May 2009 19:21:16 +0100, against all advice, something
compelled thh20 , to say:


Hello all! Brand new to this forum and to gardening, so please bear with
me!

Our neighbours have a large tree (I THINK it's an elm tree, but I'm not
sure) growing right alongside our fence. There are a few places where
the tree roots are above the ground on our side of the fence, and these
roots have sprouted new mini trees. Is there a way I can "neuter" the
roots so they don't sprout, without killing the tree? The roots come up
right around where I have flowers planted, so I don't want to damage my
plants with any kind of chemicals or aggressive digging, if I can avoid
it... If I saw the roots that are above ground off, will that kill the
tree??

Cut off all of the suckers, and cover the root with black
plastic?



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