Killing a Box Elder tree

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 letterman@invalid.com
 2008-07-08 15:54:59
 Killing a Box Elder tree
I live in an area where there are lots of Box Elder trees.
These trees grow fast and provide shade. They are not bad looking
trees either. The problem is that they are weak trees. Winds knock
them down or split them apart quicker than most other trees. So I am
constantly being faced with these trees falling.

I just had that happen again, and the tree fell on my power lines and
caused a big mess, and knocking out my power, and damaging a roof. I
decided that all the box elder trees near power lines or buildings
need to come down. I'm currently in the process of removing them.
The problem is that the stumps grow suckers that come back as new
trees if they are not continually trimmed.

When the county cuts them along the road, they apply some sort of
chemical that is green in color, to the stump. The trees do not grow
back. What is this chemical, and where can I buy it?

Thanks
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 dpb
 2008-07-08 15:57:33
 Re: Killing a Box Elder tree
[email protected] wrote:
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> When the county cuts them along the road, they apply some sort of
> chemical that is green in color, to the stump. The trees do not grow
> back. What is this chemical, and where can I buy it?

Undoubtedly it's just a generic glyphosate (Roundup). The green dolor
is simply a dye so can tell where they've got coverage...

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 EXT
 2008-07-08 17:09:37
 Re: Killing a Box Elder tree
Have the stump fully ground out and the tree will not sprout. Had a huge one
removed from my front lawn and nothing sprouted once the core of the stump
was removed.

<[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I live in an area where there are lots of Box Elder trees.
> These trees grow fast and provide shade. They are not bad looking
> trees either. The problem is that they are weak trees. Winds knock
> them down or split them apart quicker than most other trees. So I am
> constantly being faced with these trees falling.
>
> I just had that happen again, and the tree fell on my power lines and
> caused a big mess, and knocking out my power, and damaging a roof. I
> decided that all the box elder trees near power lines or buildings
> need to come down. I'm currently in the process of removing them.
> The problem is that the stumps grow suckers that come back as new
> trees if they are not continually trimmed.
>
> When the county cuts them along the road, they apply some sort of
> chemical that is green in color, to the stump. The trees do not grow
> back. What is this chemical, and where can I buy it?
>
> Thanks
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 Eric in North TX
 2008-07-09 15:03:02
 Re: Killing a Box Elder tree
On Jul 8, 4:09 pm, "EXT" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Have the stump fully ground out and the tree will not sprout. Had a huge one
> removed from my front lawn and nothing sprouted once the core of the stump
> was removed.
>
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:tbk774hdqjlrlgagv73k7t3555p62f75fa@4ax.com...
>
> >I live in an area where there are lots of Box Elder trees.
> > These trees grow fast and provide shade.  They are not bad looking
> > trees either.  The problem is that they are weak trees.  Winds knock
> > them down or split them apart quicker than most other trees.  So I am
> > constantly being faced with these trees falling.
>
> > I just had that happen again, and the tree fell on my power lines and
> > caused a big mess, and knocking out my power, and damaging a roof.  I
> > decided that all the box elder trees near power lines or buildings
> > need to come down.  I'm currently in the process of removing them.
> > The problem is that the stumps grow suckers that come back as new
> > trees if they are not continually trimmed.
>
> > When the county cuts them along the road, they apply some sort of
> > chemical that is green in color, to the stump.  The trees do not grow
> > back.  What is this chemical, and where can I buy it?
>
> > Thanks

I recently got rid of a big stump organically by boring holes in it
and pouring it full of
seaweed, bone meal & whatever organic fertilizer was at hand, then
keeping it as wet as possible.
It took about 2 years though.
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 Boden
 2008-07-08 17:26:39
 Re: Killing a Box Elder tree
[email protected] wrote:

> I live in an area where there are lots of Box Elder trees.
> These trees grow fast and provide shade. They are not bad looking
> trees either. The problem is that they are weak trees. Winds knock
> them down or split them apart quicker than most other trees. So I am
> constantly being faced with these trees falling.
>
> I just had that happen again, and the tree fell on my power lines and
> caused a big mess, and knocking out my power, and damaging a roof. I
> decided that all the box elder trees near power lines or buildings
> need to come down. I'm currently in the process of removing them.
> The problem is that the stumps grow suckers that come back as new
> trees if they are not continually trimmed.
>
> When the county cuts them along the road, they apply some sort of
> chemical that is green in color, to the stump. The trees do not grow
> back. What is this chemical, and where can I buy it?
>
> Thanks
25% glyphosate (Roundup) is quite effective. The color is just a maker
dye. It can be applied to the FRESHLY cut stump, or you can hack into
the side of the tree/stump with a knife, hatchet, or machete and place
the glyphosate solution there.
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 franz fripplfrappl
 2008-07-08 22:15:20
 Re: Killing a Box Elder tree
On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:54:59 -0500, letterman wrote:

> I live in an area where there are lots of Box Elder trees. These trees
> grow fast and provide shade. They are not bad looking trees either.
> The problem is that they are weak trees. Winds knock them down or split
> them apart quicker than most other trees. So I am constantly being
> faced with these trees falling.
>
> I just had that happen again, and the tree fell on my power lines and
> caused a big mess, and knocking out my power, and damaging a roof. I
> decided that all the box elder trees near power lines or buildings need
> to come down. I'm currently in the process of removing them. The
> problem is that the stumps grow suckers that come back as new trees if
> they are not continually trimmed.
>
> When the county cuts them along the road, they apply some sort of
> chemical that is green in color, to the stump. The trees do not grow
> back. What is this chemical, and where can I buy it?
>
> Thanks

Your garden center will have stump removal chemicals.



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 Mike Hennessey
 2008-07-08 23:26:03
 Re: Killing a Box Elder tree
On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:54:59 -0500, [email protected] wrote:

>I live in an area where there are lots of Box Elder trees.
>These trees grow fast and provide shade. They are not bad looking
>trees either. The problem is that they are weak trees. Winds knock
>them down or split them apart quicker than most other trees. So I am
>constantly being faced with these trees falling.
>
>I just had that happen again, and the tree fell on my power lines and
>caused a big mess, and knocking out my power, and damaging a roof. I
>decided that all the box elder trees near power lines or buildings
>need to come down. I'm currently in the process of removing them.
>The problem is that the stumps grow suckers that come back as new
>trees if they are not continually trimmed.
>
>When the county cuts them along the road, they apply some sort of
>chemical that is green in color, to the stump. The trees do not grow
>back. What is this chemical, and where can I buy it?
>
>Thanks


I use a Dow speciality herbicide called Tordon. It is green in color.
I buy it from the local feed mill. The active ingredients are
picloram and diclorophenoxy acetic acid. Keep it off your skin.
A small amount around the bark of the cut stump will kill the roots

Mike

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 Hell Toupee
 2008-07-08 22:20:57
 Re: Killing a Box Elder tree
[email protected] wrote:

> When the county cuts them along the road, they apply some sort of
> chemical that is green in color, to the stump. The trees do not grow
> back. What is this chemical, and where can I buy it?

Dunno what specifically they're using, but ammate (ammonium sulfamate)
works very well. You may find it sold as Ortho Brush Killer A, Bonide
Grass-N-Weed Killer, or plain old Ammate by DuPont.

Product description:

http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/herb-growthreg/24-d-butylate/ammonium-sulfamate/herb-prof-ammonium-sulf.html

or http://tinyurl.com/65geqv
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 Don Phillipson
 2008-07-08 20:24:17
 Re: Killing a Box Elder tree
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> When the county cuts them along the road, they apply some sort of
> chemical that is green in color, to the stump. The trees do not grow
> back. What is this chemical, and where can I buy it?

Why not ask the county roads department?
They have no reason to keep it a secret.

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)