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problem Willow
"Loren via HomeKB.com" u27944@uwe wrote:
The issue is that it is mostly under a low deck, so traditional grinding is not really an option. Well it was probably an option before you built a deck over it eh? :-) Don't tell anyone but I've killed one of those willow stumps with kerosene in small regular doses. There wasn't deck over it though, and I was able to set it on fire eventually..it took better than a year to finally die. You can't let the kerosene get on the surrounding grass or plant material. -- http://NewsReader.Com/ |
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problem Willow
"Mike" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message How much to have it ground down should be your next question, but carry on. Under a deck though? How far under, and are there posts in the way? -- http://NewsReader.Com/ |
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[Top-posting fixed]
Loren via HomeKB.com said: Eggs Zachtly wrote: Mike said: Under a deck though? It probably should have been ground out prior to building the deck, but I suppose that's moot. =) Admiting that in hindsight, it should have been ground before the deck. But as I mentioned in the initial post, I had taken out stumps before and they had stayed just stumps for years. So cutting this low enough to build a deck over did not seem like an issue. I would have an ugly stump, but it would be under the deck and never seen. I just wasn't familiar with WIllows - I am now. 'Tis why I said it was "moot". But, you still haven't answered, as to my other points. Is the deck screwed together, so that it could be partially disassembled, in order to grind out the stump? Is the stump situated in a position, so that were you to remove it, you would be jeopardizing the integrity of the deck? Don't know why I felt the need to explain this... Maybe b/c I appreciate the help. Yup, was no reason to explain. "Manure occurs." -- Eggs Can a storm be officially designated as a tornado without touching down at a trailer park? |
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The decking is screwed on but the joists are nailed. Taking the decking off
woudl get me better access for drilling, but not allow a grinder. ALso withthe grinder - my house sits significantly above the street and alley. There is not ramp, driveway or hill to roll anything up - only stairs and retaining walls, so it woudl be difficult to get any type of serious grinder up there. I have a picture, its not a great one, but if it possible to upload to this site and someone can tutor me how to do it, I would get it up for viewing. Thanks -- Message posted via HomeKB.com http://www.homekb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/gardens/200610/1 |
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Loren via HomeKB.com said:
The decking is screwed on but the joists are nailed. Taking the decking off woudl get me better access for drilling, but not allow a grinder. Understood. Still, having as much access to the stump as possible will help, no matter the method you choose. ALso withthe grinder - my house sits significantly above the street and alley. There is not ramp, driveway or hill to roll anything up - only stairs and retaining walls, so it woudl be difficult to get any type of serious grinder up there. "Serious" grinders are self propelled. =) I have a picture, its not a great one, but if it possible to upload to this site and someone can tutor me how to do it, I would get it up for viewing. As this isn't a binary group, it's best to not attach it to a message. Uploading it to one of the miriad of free web sites, and then posting the link to the pic here, would be the best way to go. If you're unsure where to look for one, entering "free image hosting" in your favorite search engine should get you started. HTH -- Eggs -If you're too open-minded, your brains will fall out. |
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Tree AND Internet knowledge. You people are amazing!
Here's the link http://www.fotothing.com/Loren/ As it is now dark when I leave for work as well as when I get home, I wasn't able to get a good daylight picture of the stump. It is deceiving, but there is about 8 inches between the top of the stump and the bottom of the deck. And the stump is about halfway under the deck. There is about a three foot cantilever, so the stump is a good distance away fromt the footing. What you see is about 5 weeks growth. -- Message posted via http://www.homekb.com |
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Loren via HomeKB.com said:
Tree AND Internet knowledge. You people are amazing! Here's the link http://www.fotothing.com/Loren/ As it is now dark when I leave for work as well as when I get home, I wasn't able to get a good daylight picture of the stump. It is deceiving, but there is about 8 inches between the top of the stump and the bottom of the deck. And the stump is about halfway under the deck. There is about a three foot cantilever, so the stump is a good distance away fromt the footing. What you see is about 5 weeks growth. What kind of Salix was this, again? I'm not sure you said. If you did, I can't find it. =( If it were me, I think I'd still opt for removing the section of the deck that's over the stump, and remove it (the stump) properly (grinding). If you're careful, you shouldn't damage any of the joists, when removing/replacing them. -- Eggs A piece of motorway and piece of dual carriage way are enjoying a drink in the pub. In walks a piece of red tarmac. The motorway whispers to the carrageway "Come on lets drink up and go before the trouble starts; He's a cyclepath!" |
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"Loren via HomeKB.com" u27944@uwe wrote in message
news:6804402f2c51d@uwe... Tree AND Internet knowledge. You people are amazing! Here's the link http://www.fotothing.com/Loren/ As it is now dark when I leave for work as well as when I get home, I wasn't able to get a good daylight picture of the stump. It is deceiving, but there is about 8 inches between the top of the stump and the bottom of the deck. And the stump is about halfway under the deck. There is about a three foot cantilever, so the stump is a good distance away fromt the footing. What you see is about 5 weeks growth. Nice picture posting. If it were me I would probably pick off all of the new growth as it buds out of the stump until it finally gives up. This would mean doing it often. The idea is to not let it get this big, which is replenishing the roots with its sunlight generated food. I know that this comment is about different plants, but I do this for big old multiflora stumps that I cut down and also wild grape vines. Both of these persist and I keep at them until they give up and rot out after a couple of years. If I had this problem I would use the same approach and see how it goes, expecting it to work eventually. Tomes |
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