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[Spidra Webster <spidra@gmail.com>]

Hi,

My parents have a fig tree whose roots spread everywhere and into their sewage outflow system. So my dad cut the fig down. But, as you can guess, it's still alive. It's sending up shoots and still interfering with the sewage system. Is there any kind of herbicide that can be applied which will safely kill the root system without poisoning the environment?  I've never had to kill anything quite like this before so I haven't been paying attention to see what the lesser evil in herbicides is.

Megan Lynch

http://www.meganlynch.net

South Pasadena, CA USDA Zone 9