[NAFEX] Killing tree roots (transfusion)
Jwlehman at aol.com
Jwlehman at aol.com
Mon Jul 7 09:00:40 EDT 2008
In a message dated 7/7/2008 8:39:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jfruth at tds.net
writes:
> What I'm thinking about trying is to give the roots an herbicide
> transfusion. I don't know if it would work and wonder if anyone has done
> anything similar.
>
Hi Jim,
Was trying to kill a cotton wood, girdled it twice and it still managed to
live two years. Took a chain saw and made small wells in the side about an inch
deep and poured a 50/50 mixture of Tordon and Roundup into the wells. The
liquid was taken up and I refilled a few times. It was almost like the cotton wood
was thirsty! The tree is dead! Although the tree is on the edge of a thick
area, haven't seen any root suckers under the half where they root system isn't
hidden.
There is of course the possibility it was the girdling, but believe the
herbicide mixture dealt the death blow as the leaves wilted and dropped shortly
after application.
Jerry
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