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Killing a tree without chopping it down
Do you want to kill the sideshoot or the entire tree? I suspect creosote
will kill the entire tree. Ringing should kill it but Sycamores seem to be almost indestructible in my experience. I moved into a house with 3 small sycamores (OK, 20ft high, but not established yet) in the garden 5 years ago - they still keep coming back. I suppose I should have dug up the roots but I've adopted the "if you see it, cut it down" approach, and it's slowly having the desire affect. Paul DS. "sid" wrote in message ... Is there a way to kill a large sideshoot coming from a sycamore tree at near-ground level without chopping it down? Is it true that trees can be killed by sawing a ring through the bark e.g. half cm deep? (I read somewhere ages ago that trees transport nutrients upwards just under the bark?) Does creosote help with this sot of thing? Thanks Sid |
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