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My partner and I have recently purchased and moved into a house which
three Poplar large trees at the bottom of the garden just inside the
boundry fence, which backs onto a neighbours garden.

After discussion with neighbours the trees were chopped down to stump
level to stop them creating shade in our, and everyone elses, gardens.
After a couple of weeks shoots sprouted all over our lawn (like a foot
high forest in our garden). Neighbours on both sides, and at the back,
(and apparently even further afield) also have these shoots all over
their lawns, and also roots are disturbing patios and shed bases!

As a young couple in our first house we have a massive list of jobs on
our list that cost money which we are short of - we are happy to mow our
shoots over.

We have drilled holes in the stumps and poured diesel in and are waiting
for effect...apart from this I think our options with regard to getting
rid of the roots are going to cost us according to a quote from a tree
surgeon!!

How much of getting rid of our roots, and our roots in neighbours
garden, is our responsibility considering the stumps are actually on our
land? Will we foot the bill? We were not aware of the trouble the trees
would cause when we purchased the property.

Thanks in advance, any advice would be helpful.




--
ellison

I not sure of the legal position re the roots but, if you want to kill
them off gets some Glysophate type weedkiller and apple to the leaves on
the shoots, as many as you can, be carefull not to get it on too much
else.

If you can get at them all then regular mowing will also weaken and
eventually kill them but will take much longer
Any attempt to dig the roots out before killing them will likely make the
problem worse as they will respond by sending up even more suckers.
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea