how do i kill a tree root ball?

[porsche4life]

Have you tried fire? Uncover the root ball, pour a little diesel on it and let it burn....

[GH85Carrera]

Just plant some bamboo there. It will take over the tree and kill it.

[Gretch]

copper nails.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Just plant some bamboo there. It will take over the tree and kill it.

I'm pretty sure this is a solution that Vash could get behind!

[vash]

haha..

[Aragorn]

If it was a stump, you could drill a few large holes and fill with epsom salts and cover. Dries it out and makes it easy to remove. Watched a handyman cut down an eight inch water maple tree with his chainsaw. Got out his circular saw and cut a cross-hatch pattern and filled it with epsom salts and covered. A few weeks later he came back and spent a few minutes prying the softened dried roots and stump out of the ground with minimal effort.

[vash]

SOB.

Still at it. Recent rain sent a bunch of shoots up. im thinking about moving out..to the desert.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by vash

SOB.

Still at it. Recent rain sent a bunch of shoots up. im thinking about moving out..to the desert.

Did you use the Tordon RTU?

[vash]

Originally Posted by Baz

Did you use the Tordon RTU?

No, amazon wouldn’t ship to me. Maybe it was tractor supply.

I’m gonna bring some back from AZ.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by vash

No, amazon wouldn’t ship to me. Maybe it was tractor supply.

I’m gonna bring some back from AZ.

OK, I think you'll find it will do what's needed. If I can be of any further help, please let me know.

Good luck, Cliff...

[vash]

Originally Posted by Baz

OK, I think you'll find it will do what's needed. If I can be of any further help, please let me know.

Good luck, Cliff...

So scrape a wound in the root and spray? Or drill a hole?

[dad911]

Try copper nails.

If driven into the trunk, they will kill a tree.

[vash]

Originally Posted by dad911

Try copper nails.

If driven into the trunk, they will kill a tree.

Okay. I’ll piss on a shark plug if I thought it would help

I have some copper spikes. I tap a dozen into the root run to test. Thanks.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by vash

So scrape a wound in the root and spray? Or drill a hole?

Ideally.....chainsaw across the top of the stump where the shoots are emerging...sawing them off while at the same time leaving open a fresh generous area for you to spray with the Tordon.

I use one of those small handheld spray bottles you can buy for a buck. Or you can brush it on. They give you a little nozzle with the product that you can also use.

If you don't have access to a chainsaw, you can use a pruning saw or even a sawzall to put some gashes into the stump where the product can get into the cambium layer.

Hopefully this makes sense.

[vash]

The stump is ground down and I can’t find it. The shoots are coming up from the spread out roots. One big root I think.

I’m attacking this root.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by vash

The stump is ground down and I can’t find it. The shoots are coming up from the spread out roots. One big root I think.

I’m attacking this root.

OK, do the same thing to that root as I described - it will work. Good luck!

[vash]

About to try to pee on a spark plug.

[URY914]

YouTube is full of tree stump how-to's.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by URY914

YouTube is full of tree stump how-to's.

I'm just gonna wait for Cliff's...his "Bamboo kicked my butt" video is epic