Keep cutting it back and the new growth will eventually stop in my experience.
Moist-You-7511
before calling it “unkillable,” did you by chance use the miracle plant killing product called glyphosphate for treatment to cut stump and/or foliar spray?
Prestigious-Dirt-889
Drill holes in it. And inject active ingredient of round up mixed with water. Cover holes with epoxy.
Accurate_Run9235
Drill a large hole in the top of the stump. Pour boiling water down the hole. That should kill it
redtitbandit
get a drill and ~1/4″ bit and drill some holes around an inch deep in the stump. pour (or use a syringe) some concentrated roundup in the holes
iceph03nix
Drill it out and salt it?
Thatdude69696_
Cut the tree and apply “Triclopyr 4” (60% concentration or more) with a paintbrush on the fresh cut. It’ll kill the tree entirely. I bought it off Amazon for a good price.
Algo1000
There’s a product called Tordon. Drill it n Fill it
CohuttaHJ
Drill some holes fill with gas and light it up baby.
malapriapism4hours
Plenty of good suggestions here already. My addition is to take a sawzall with a long pruning blade and cut straight down around the circumference of the stump, severing as many of the roots as you can. Get fairly close to the stump, but a few inches away is fine. May need to make a U shaped cut depending on whether or not you have enough space between the stump and the house. This will accelerate its demise, and help considerably if you intend to dig it out.
TotallyDissedHomie
Agree about drilling but be prepared with a powerful drill and a decent 1/4” bit….my older cordless was not up to the task.
Sea_Squirl
Hammer some copper nails in it (I haven’t tried this method). I’ve read that it kills stumps
KdGc
I drilled a large hole in the top and filled it with salt and it FINALLY stopped growing.
strog91
Drill a bunch of holes in it; it’ll die.
TheSoupThief
Seems like there’s loads of ways to get rid of it (without nuking it from orbit)
OpinionatedOcelotYo
If you just remove all green stuff before it grows, you will kill it. No Bhopal needed.
VocationalWizard
triclopyr weed killer
Gentlesouledman
Just cover with thick ground cover and put a few rocks on it. If you are patient.
ihtpsswrds
Drill holes in the center and add any organic matter to encourage rot and drill holes or cut into the stump top around the outer rings and add triclopyr on a dry day. This will kill the roots and encourage rot.
xxanity
drill a wide hole in the top and pour any weed killer with a high amount of Glyphosate in it. It’ll kill that and anything near its roots
kels83
Old farmer trick is to drill holes and drive in copper nails. The copper is poisonous and will kill it.
Serious-Emu-3468
Keep trimming off the suckering growth, and then either slash or drill and poison the plant.
That looks like it could be buckthorn, in which case this is one of the few times I would recommend an herbicide like triclopyr, or even the dreaded glypho if you cannot find an alternative.
Herbicides are like chemotherapy, imo. They’re not something you want to ever use if you can avoid it. If you have to use it, you should use it in as targeted, minimal, safe way as you possibly can. But some plants are just as damaging to the environment as a cancer, and buckthorn’s in that category.
Do not spray.
Get an herbicide that’s specifically and narrowly formulated to kill woody plants, wear gloves and follow the label instructions on dosage, and then *paint the herbicide specifically and directly* onto the cuts or holes you made in the stump, and only there.
Dispose of or store the painting implement and any unused herbicide as hazardous waste.
I like those little foamy cheap paintbrushes, or if you’ve got a used one from another project, this is a good “final use”.
ASH515
I cut back shoots like this for 3 years and they kept coming. Last year instead, I sprayed all the leaves with round up. No shoots this year at all. Also you can drill a bunch of holes in it to get it rotting out. There are lots of remedies on the internet for how to rot a stump out, and you can follow any of those that look good to you.
Dehavol
Cut deeper, fill with diesel
Barkeep_Butler
Naturally.. the answer is c4
grislyfind
Dig and cut.
Technical_Control403
Chop it out with an axe.
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AboutToFallApart
26lb bar and an axe will make thst stump disapear in 30 minutes
stopstopp
You could keep cutting it down and covering it with something that light can’t get through. It’ll use up its energy eventually.
Bullsandpugs0676
Drill 1” holes in the stump and fill with stump killer.
Wadester58
30% vinegar
grege2003
Nuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
TheSomerandomguy
You need a group 4 herbicide like gordan’s brush killer
Unlikely-Teacher922
Stump out. You can get it at a hardware store.
Ok_Fisherman_6361
Dig around it, cut the roots, pull it up.
grilledtreessandwich
A skilled operator can absolutely grind that farther one out. Unless it’s sitting directly on buried infrastructure. A shovel and a pry bar would definitely get the one next to the house. It’s dirt and roots, nothing that can’t be beaten with determination, hard work, patience, and attention. Locate where the lines are, dig around the stump, expose the roots and sever them, lift, and repeat. Drink beer.
postalwarrior2005
Go at with a hatchet and knee pads.
tero194
Copper nails/screws. Drive a few in the trunk and roots.
BeholderLivesMatter
I had one right next to a shared fence. Couldn’t kill it for the life of me. I ended up digging the earth up around it. Wrapping a tarp tightly around it. Wrapping that with wire tightly. Then I covered it in rocks and it’s now a decorative rock feature and a lesson to other plants what happens when you don’t listen.
pigpen808
Drill holes and pour salt in them
Designer-Swimmer-24
Get yourself a landscaper I guess
cocoteddylee
I have excellent results from smothering it. Cardboard, tarp and bricks
INXS2022
2-4d poured into 12 1/2 inch holes 6″ deep
thorstad
Drill and salt worked great for me in a similar situation.
Traditional_Post6232
Pour sugar in those cuts and ants will take care of it all for you
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Keep cutting it back and the new growth will eventually stop in my experience.
before calling it “unkillable,” did you by chance use the miracle plant killing product called glyphosphate for treatment to cut stump and/or foliar spray?
Drill holes in it. And inject active ingredient of round up mixed with water. Cover holes with epoxy.
Drill a large hole in the top of the stump. Pour boiling water down the hole. That should kill it
get a drill and ~1/4″ bit and drill some holes around an inch deep in the stump. pour (or use a syringe) some concentrated roundup in the holes
Drill it out and salt it?
Cut the tree and apply “Triclopyr 4” (60% concentration or more) with a paintbrush on the fresh cut. It’ll kill the tree entirely. I bought it off Amazon for a good price.
There’s a product called Tordon. Drill it n Fill it
Drill some holes fill with gas and light it up baby.
Plenty of good suggestions here already. My addition is to take a sawzall with a long pruning blade and cut straight down around the circumference of the stump, severing as many of the roots as you can. Get fairly close to the stump, but a few inches away is fine. May need to make a U shaped cut depending on whether or not you have enough space between the stump and the house. This will accelerate its demise, and help considerably if you intend to dig it out.
Agree about drilling but be prepared with a powerful drill and a decent 1/4” bit….my older cordless was not up to the task.
Hammer some copper nails in it (I haven’t tried this method). I’ve read that it kills stumps
I drilled a large hole in the top and filled it with salt and it FINALLY stopped growing.
Drill a bunch of holes in it; it’ll die.
Seems like there’s loads of ways to get rid of it (without nuking it from orbit)
If you just remove all green stuff before it grows, you will kill it. No Bhopal needed.
triclopyr weed killer
Just cover with thick ground cover and put a few rocks on it. If you are patient.
Drill holes in the center and add any organic matter to encourage rot and drill holes or cut into the stump top around the outer rings and add triclopyr on a dry day. This will kill the roots and encourage rot.
drill a wide hole in the top and pour any weed killer with a high amount of Glyphosate in it. It’ll kill that and anything near its roots
Old farmer trick is to drill holes and drive in copper nails. The copper is poisonous and will kill it.
Keep trimming off the suckering growth, and then either slash or drill and poison the plant.
That looks like it could be buckthorn, in which case this is one of the few times I would recommend an herbicide like triclopyr, or even the dreaded glypho if you cannot find an alternative.
Herbicides are like chemotherapy, imo. They’re not something you want to ever use if you can avoid it. If you have to use it, you should use it in as targeted, minimal, safe way as you possibly can. But some plants are just as damaging to the environment as a cancer, and buckthorn’s in that category.
Do not spray.
Get an herbicide that’s specifically and narrowly formulated to kill woody plants, wear gloves and follow the label instructions on dosage, and then *paint the herbicide specifically and directly* onto the cuts or holes you made in the stump, and only there.
Dispose of or store the painting implement and any unused herbicide as hazardous waste.
I like those little foamy cheap paintbrushes, or if you’ve got a used one from another project, this is a good “final use”.
I cut back shoots like this for 3 years and they kept coming. Last year instead, I sprayed all the leaves with round up. No shoots this year at all. Also you can drill a bunch of holes in it to get it rotting out. There are lots of remedies on the internet for how to rot a stump out, and you can follow any of those that look good to you.
Cut deeper, fill with diesel
Naturally.. the answer is c4
Dig and cut.
Chop it out with an axe.
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26lb bar and an axe will make thst stump disapear in 30 minutes
You could keep cutting it down and covering it with something that light can’t get through. It’ll use up its energy eventually.
Drill 1” holes in the stump and fill with stump killer.
30% vinegar
Nuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
You need a group 4 herbicide like gordan’s brush killer
Stump out. You can get it at a hardware store.
Dig around it, cut the roots, pull it up.
A skilled operator can absolutely grind that farther one out. Unless it’s sitting directly on buried infrastructure. A shovel and a pry bar would definitely get the one next to the house. It’s dirt and roots, nothing that can’t be beaten with determination, hard work, patience, and attention. Locate where the lines are, dig around the stump, expose the roots and sever them, lift, and repeat. Drink beer.
Go at with a hatchet and knee pads.
Copper nails/screws. Drive a few in the trunk and roots.
I had one right next to a shared fence. Couldn’t kill it for the life of me. I ended up digging the earth up around it. Wrapping a tarp tightly around it. Wrapping that with wire tightly. Then I covered it in rocks and it’s now a decorative rock feature and a lesson to other plants what happens when you don’t listen.
Drill holes and pour salt in them
Get yourself a landscaper I guess
I have excellent results from smothering it. Cardboard, tarp and bricks
2-4d poured into 12 1/2 inch holes 6″ deep
Drill and salt worked great for me in a similar situation.
Pour sugar in those cuts and ants will take care of it all for you
Paint the cut bit with triclopyr.
you can’t, it’s unkillable.