For pictures and a detailed explaination go to
http://www.intergnat.com/stumps/

I have several spots where trees have begun to grow between
a chain link fence and a wooden privacy fence. They are
beginning to be a problem. I have pruned them down but need
to kill them. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

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~~~~~~
"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson
*************************************************
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Suzie-Q wrote in news:sme617x-5ED67B.18491017022004
@news2.west.earthlink.net:

For pictures and a detailed explaination go to
http://www.intergnat.com/stumps/

I have several spots where trees have begun to grow between
a chain link fence and a wooden privacy fence. They are
beginning to be a problem. I have pruned them down but need
to kill them. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.


ha, they look exactly like the stumps at my fence. I threw a bunch of
newspapers over mine last year, but I have no idea if they are dead. Too
cold and dark right now to check. Sorry.

Disclaimers: About the newspapers ... I never said it was a good idea.

"Suzie-Q" wrote in message
...
For pictures and a detailed explaination go to
http://www.intergnat.com/stumps/

I have several spots where trees have begun to grow between
a chain link fence and a wooden privacy fence. They are
beginning to be a problem. I have pruned them down but need
to kill them. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.


In the spring, as they start to sprout, PAINT some Roundup on the
new green. You may need to repeat at 3-week intervals until
they're gone.

Use gloves.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where
people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and
its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it
should have - Paul Bigelow Sears.

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 00:49:09 +0000, Suzie-Q wrote:

For pictures and a detailed explaination go to
http://www.intergnat.com/stumps/

I have several spots where trees have begun to grow between a chain link
fence and a wooden privacy fence. They are beginning to be a problem. I
have pruned them down but need to kill them. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.


http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/pr...ge.asp?id=1958
is but one chemical: Magic Stump Remover. There are others. Roundup may
or may not work.

I have ordered from Forestry Supply and find their customer care to be
quite good.

You should be able to find the needed chemical at any good garden center.
If you are in the States, check with your local county agent for more
specific info.

I have several spots where trees have begun to grow between
a chain link fence and a wooden privacy fence. They are
beginning to be a problem. I have pruned them down but need
to kill them. Any suggestions?

Sue -- It would have been helpful to first identify the species of tree
growing.

As much as I hate the use of chemicals in the garden, I have found they are
sometimes the only solution when dealing with certain types of trees.
What I've done with a few problem trees in the past is to cut them low then
paint their stumps and any other growth with Round Up and/or Garlon. Cut
the trees back in early summer -- that way their root reserves are at their
lowest (helps with suckers). In some cases, such as ailanthus altissima
(tree of heaven) you REALLY need to keep up on it -- it took me THREE
growing seasons to wipe out an ailanthus altissima that took root in one of
my beds

Good luck!

There is a liquid product that you can buy called Brush Killer/Poison Ivy
Killer. I forget the exact name but it's close to that.

I had about 6 mature ligustrums that were planted around my well in the
front yard. They were about 10 feet tall and 8 feet wide with several
trunks. I sawed them down as far as I could - some were about 8" tall. I
then drilled holes in the tops of the stumps and poured the liquid directly
into the holes. They died and rotted out, so they became easy to remove.

Hope this helps.

Penny
Zone 7b - North Carolina
"Suzie-Q" wrote in message
...
For pictures and a detailed explaination go to
http://www.intergnat.com/stumps/

I have several spots where trees have begun to grow between
a chain link fence and a wooden privacy fence. They are
beginning to be a problem. I have pruned them down but need
to kill them. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

--
8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
~~~~~~
"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson
*************************************************
http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/
http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/

I would recommend cutting the little stumpettes down as far as possible,
then covering the remainding plant with a thick black tarp (a heavy duty
trash bag will work), secure the tarp down with rocks so that no light
can get in.

good luck!
Heidi



WiGard wrote:

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 00:49:09 +0000, Suzie-Q wrote:



For pictures and a detailed explaination go to
http://www.intergnat.com/stumps/

I have several spots where trees have begun to grow between a chain link
fence and a wooden privacy fence. They are beginning to be a problem. I
have pruned them down but need to kill them. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.




http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/pr...ge.asp?id=1958
is but one chemical: Magic Stump Remover. There are others. Roundup may
or may not work.

I have ordered from Forestry Supply and find their customer care to be
quite good.

You should be able to find the needed chemical at any good garden center.
If you are in the States, check with your local county agent for more
specific info.

That doesn't work where the stumps are in the fence.

Sue

In article ,
Heidi wrote:

I would recommend cutting the little stumpettes down as far as possible,
then covering the remainding plant with a thick black tarp (a heavy duty
trash bag will work), secure the tarp down with rocks so that no light
can get in.

good luck!
Heidi



WiGard wrote:

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 00:49:09 +0000, Suzie-Q wrote:



For pictures and a detailed explaination go to
http://www.intergnat.com/stumps/

I have several spots where trees have begun to grow between a chain link
fence and a wooden privacy fence. They are beginning to be a problem. I
have pruned them down but need to kill them. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.




http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/pr...ge.asp?id=1958
is but one chemical: Magic Stump Remover. There are others. Roundup may
or may not work.

I have ordered from Forestry Supply and find their customer care to be
quite good.

You should be able to find the needed chemical at any good garden center.
If you are in the States, check with your local county agent for more
specific info.





--
8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
~~~~~~
"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson
*************************************************
http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/
http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/

The only way for a "thick black tarp" to work is to first use a backhoe to
dig up the roots and then put the "thick black tarp" at the bottom of the
hole. Once you are satisfied that the "thick black tarp" has been
strategically placed, bury it .











On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 05:08:38 +0000, Suzie-Q wrote:

That doesn't work where the stumps are in the fence.

Sue

In article ,
Heidi wrote:

I would recommend cutting the little stumpettes down as far as possible,
then covering the remainding plant with a thick black tarp (a heavy duty
trash bag will work), secure the tarp down with rocks so that no light
can get in.

good luck!
Heidi



WiGard wrote:

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 00:49:09 +0000, Suzie-Q wrote:



For pictures and a detailed explaination go to
http://www.intergnat.com/stumps/

I have several spots where trees have begun to grow between a chain
link fence and a wooden privacy fence. They are beginning to be a
problem. I have pruned them down but need to kill them. Any
suggestions?

Thanks in advance.




http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/pr...ge.asp?id=1958
is but one chemical: Magic Stump Remover. There are others. Roundup
may or may not work.

I have ordered from Forestry Supply and find their customer care to be
quite good.

You should be able to find the needed chemical at any good garden
center. If you are in the States, check with your local county agent
for more specific info.

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 00:49:09 GMT, Suzie-Q
wrote:

For pictures and a detailed explaination go to
http://www.intergnat.com/stumps/

I have several spots where trees have begun to grow between
a chain link fence and a wooden privacy fence. They are
beginning to be a problem. I have pruned them down but need
to kill them. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Ortho Brush-B-Gon, used straight, cut the offending tree/brush as
close to the ground as you can get it, paint the FRESHLY cut surface
and all exposed bark with the Brush-B-Gon and it'll kill it!

I have elm trees all over this place because they invariably drop
their seed when I have dug up soil and they neatly plant themselves
everywhere! Along the sidewalks, fences, but everywhere and anywhere,
and if it's not elms, it's seed from an UGLY ash.. I think "green" ash
from across the street, or maples from wherever. I didn't think
anything was going to kill the elms, but this killed 'em first try. I
know.. it's not "organic" (technically any carbon based substance is
organic.. we're organic!) But I prefer to dab a bit of this stuff
onto an offending stump no matter the size, than to spray the diluted
stuff around where it can drift and get on other things. Resist the
temptation to just pour it over things. That's too much, it will get
into your soil.. particularly if you have a lot to do, may do more
than you want it to, and no need to use more than just brushing it
over the cut surface and exposed bark.. with a disposable brush like
are sold by the bundle at hardware stores..cheap. It works, so more
is not better ;-)

Janice

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 00:49:09 GMT, Suzie-Q
wrote:

For pictures and a detailed explaination go to
http://www.intergnat.com/stumps/

Oops didn't see the picture link at fist. Ok, if that's as close as
you can trim them down.. mix the spray and spray them, or dilute a bit
to get them covered. It'll kill 'em.

Janice


I have several spots where trees have begun to grow between
a chain link fence and a wooden privacy fence. They are
beginning to be a problem. I have pruned them down but need
to kill them. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

I disagree. I was able to kill my stumpettes by the thick black tarp
method. We had a red-tipped something or other tree by our porch. We
tried to cut it down twice and it grew back quickly, I tried drilling
holes in the stump and pouring in the stump kill crystals. No luck,
this tree did not want to die. The thick black tarp worked for me w/o
digging up the roots. I just covered the stump with the tarp. 2 years
later I am still free of that darn tree.

Heidi



WiGard wrote:

The only way for a "thick black tarp" to work is to first use a backhoe to
dig up the roots and then put the "thick black tarp" at the bottom of the
hole. Once you are satisfied that the "thick black tarp" has been
strategically placed, bury it .











On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 05:08:38 +0000, Suzie-Q wrote:



Heidi wrote:



I would recommend cutting the little stumpettes down as far as possible,
then covering the remainding plant with a thick black tarp (a heavy duty
trash bag will work), secure the tarp down with rocks so that no light
can get in.

good luck!
Heidi

I disagree. I was able to kill my stumpettes by the thick black tarp
method. We had a red-tipped something or other tree by our porch. We
tried to cut it down twice and it grew back quickly, I tried drilling
holes in the stump and pouring in the stump kill crystals. No luck,
this tree did not want to die. The thick black tarp worked for me w/o
digging up the roots. I just covered the stump with the tarp. 2 years
later I am still free of that darn tree.

Heidi



WiGard wrote:

The only way for a "thick black tarp" to work is to first use a backhoe to
dig up the roots and then put the "thick black tarp" at the bottom of the
hole. Once you are satisfied that the "thick black tarp" has been
strategically placed, bury it .











On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 05:08:38 +0000, Suzie-Q wrote:



Heidi wrote:



I would recommend cutting the little stumpettes down as far as possible,
then covering the remainding plant with a thick black tarp (a heavy duty
trash bag will work), secure the tarp down with rocks so that no light
can get in.

good luck!
Heidi