Anyone have an idea of what this tree was? Chopped it down last fall after a storm; it grew like a weed and had a *ton* of suckers always coming out of it. Have to cut suckers off every few months since.
I drilled some holes into the stump and have used some powdered stump killer to try and inhibit any sucker growth. Hasn't totally worked yet.
I have a feeling I'm not going to like what kind of tree it is (as in, root growth is a pain) but if anyone can help identify and point me towards something that will kill any growth that would be immensely helpful. Or anything that would help yo stop growth and begin drying everything out.
Burning it out is out of the question, as it's close to the house. Plan to dig it out later after it's totally dead and dried. Any help would be appreciated.
Located in Nebraska.
by Oblique_Techniq
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The free way takes time. Make garbage day into cut all new growth day this way the stump makes the investment in new growth but you remove it before it can feed the stump. Just keep at it
Triclopyr is your friend here.
Looks like a Tatarian maple. Use this product:
[Bonide Stump & Vine Killer](https://bonide.com/product/stump-vine-killer/)
You cut the new growth down and paint the fresh cuts with the stump & vine killer. The only part of the stump that is alive is the outer edge or cambium layer. That’s where the herbicide needs to go so it can be translocated to the roots. The center of the stump is essentially dead and will not move/translocate a herbicide.
I would need a bigger picture, but I don’t know that burning it would be a huge deal. You’re looking at brick and stone which are both not flammable. I have burned stumps just as close to my house. Keep the flame down and you’re fine. Even if you don’t burn it all the way down it’s still effectively dead
I’ve heard vegetable oil can kill it. You already have the holes. It wouldn’t kill to try
I’ve had success with pouring Epsom salt in those holes, then water it in…
Overturn a trash barrel or tote on top of it so it gets no sunlight. Leave for one full growth season.
It has you stumped
We put kerosene in the drill holes way back when. It never grew back
Use those hole to plant flowers
Ive seen someone on instagram light it on fire but granted i feel like thats a recipe for a disaster
High nitrogen fertilizer can help decompose the stump so it goes away quicker. Some stump removers are basically that, potassium nitrate. Urea fertilizer would probably be cheaper and possibly more effective.
All you need is an axe, just ask Annie Wilkes