Stump Killer

[HughW2]

I just cut down a trashy non specific tree; possibly a chinaberry. I am not positive; I just know I didn’t want it in my yard. The tree was right at a fence line and was causing damage. I want to insure that it doesn’t start to regenerate out of the old stump.

What would y’all recommend to prevent regeneration. I don’t want to have to apply several doses of herbicide, but I will if that is best idea.

 

[Pig Predator]

Put a fire ring around it and burn it.

 

[ilbcnu]

Drill some 1 inch holes in it and put som 10 10 10 in them. No growth and eats out the stump

 

[earlthegoat2]

Spray with triclopyr.

 

[HughW2]

I have also heard you can drill holes down into stump and pour Epsom salts down into the holes. Thanks for ideas.

 

[Batjack]

I have also heard you can drill holes down into stump and pour Epsom salts down into the holes. Thanks for ideas.

My PawPaw used buttermilk... but today's buttermilk ain't what it used to be.

 

[TomC]

Will spraying Glysophate on top of a stump in the spring keep it from sproutin or a brush herbicide like Crossbow or RM43?

 

[ilbcnu]

Will spraying Glysophate on top of a stump in the spring keep it from sproutin or a brush herbicide like Crossbow or RM43?

My experience is that it is temporary

 

[Batjack]

Will spraying Glysophate on top of a stump in the spring keep it from sproutin or a brush herbicide like Crossbow or RM43?

Glysophate is systemic.. gotta be soaked in by a green leaf then goes down to kill the root... if it can get that far.

 

[TomC]

Thats what I figured about Glysophate, was thinking Crossbow or RM43 might do the trick to keep stumps from sprouting. A 2nd mortgage may be in order to cover the spring herbicide shopping list.

 

[Batjack]

Thats what I figured about Glysophate, was thinking Crossbow or RM43 might do the trick to keep stumps from sprouting. A 2nd mortgage may be in order to cover the spring herbicide shopping list.

Don't know about "new" stump killers, but what ever you do.. don't just pour it on top and or around it. Drill as big of holes you can in the stump and pour the stuff into it.

 

[Jim Baker]

I have also heard you can drill holes down into stump and pour Epsom salts down into the holes. Thanks for ideas.

Or stump remover (potassium nitrate) you can get at the big box stores.

Had a 30 inch sweet gum taken down. couldn't grind because of water lines. Drilled 10 or 12, 1 1/2" holes
and poured in Stump Remover then covered top of stump. It took around 6 or 8 months but stump and the feeder roots all died. 1 year later now and stump
is gone and the liriope has completely covered over.

 

[NCHillbilly]

Will spraying Glysophate on top of a stump in the spring keep it from sproutin or a brush herbicide like Crossbow or RM43?

All of the above, if you spray it right after you cut it, being sure to cover the cambium layer. I mean right after you cut it, within five minutes or so. Just use the straight concentrate, too, or at the most diluted 50/50 with a little water.

 

[NCHillbilly]

Glysophate is systemic.. gotta be soaked in by a green leaf then goes down to kill the root... if it can get that far.

Nope, it works just fine on fresh cut stumps or hack and squirt. I've killed thousands of invasive trees with glyphosate over the years. I put the straight 41% concentrate on there.

 

[Ugahunter2013]

Nope, it works just fine on fresh cut stumps or hack and squirt. I've killed thousands of invasive trees with glyphosate over the years. I put the straight 41% concentrate on there.

That is good to hear. I sprayed some straight Glyphosate on some sweet gum stumps I cut last week. I put some blue dye in the spray bottle so I could see it better to make sure I had the entire stump covered. Most were 1.5"

 

[paulito]

As NC said it has to be applied on a fresh cut. Coming back and doing it the next day or even later that evening doesn't work as well at all. The tree has already begun the process of "responding" to the wound and trying to protect itself from further damage. Have killed many of invasives as well with hack and squirt or stump treatments with Glypro