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["Donna &/or Kieran" <holycow@cookeville.com>]

I agree with Helen.  There is energy in the tree roots, but that is being 
fed by the tree.  If you don't take the tree out, the problem never gets 
better.  then you have to take out a zillion sprouts, true, but sooner or 
later you win.
   We've had a section of our garden taken over by passionflower, which has 
perennial roots here.  This year I've pulled every one that came up, and 
they are slowing down.  Maybe by next year they will be pretty well gone. 
Donna