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Originally Posted by masraum
Salt kills most plants. Often after floods and storm surge lots of plants end up dying. The Stump killer is just a salt to ensure that the stump is dead.
If you don't use the stump killer, the stump may still be alive and trying to put up new stems and leaves. If the stump is still alive, the wood won't rot.
The stump killer kills the stump and roots so that wood can start rotting (not a fast process).
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I checked every couple days for the 6 weeks and the granules had formed a white layer in the grooves that I had cut. There was no rotting being shown...the wood hadn't changed color.
I think if I hadn't used it....the briquettes would have not burned down into the trunk.
If it was rotting...fire wouldn't have caught on.
edit: I should add that the instructions for the SO say to use kerosene after 6 weeks to start the fire or briquettes. I chose the briqs because they seem to last longer.
Neither one would have burned the wood if it was rotting...imo
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