Those pesky trash trees

[TexWeatherby]

A month or two ago, I posted about using Tordon to get rid of nuisance trees that grow back when you cut them. I have a lot of large trees and there are two fairly big trash trees near the house I've wanted to cut down (they snap like crazy in hurricanes). I thought I'd post how I use the Tordon for anybody who may give it a try, as I finally took one of them down this weekend. Most people just squirt it across the cut area of the stump, but I like to take it a step further and drill 5/8" holes 2" to 2 1/2" deep and squirt the Tordon in the holes. You can see the holes in the picture and how it is being absorbed into the wood sideways around the holes as well as going down to the roots. This stump is 18-20" across at the widest point and the logs are mostly 12-14" across. It's important to get the herbicide around the perimeter, just inside the bark, to get it to travel into the roots. Taking down and cutting up a large tree by yourself is some backbreaking work, but I'm thankful that at 66, I'm still able to do it (having a very sharp chain on your saw can't be stressed enough). A cold beer never tasted better LOL!

[grizzly340]

Tex I cut down a mulberry tree 2 years ago and tried the hole method.  But with some salt concoction.  After A month  I bought a pic axe and went to work on the roots and pulled it out with my truck. Hopefully this tordon works for you. Looks like you got it pretty well soaked.

[Dino82520]

A month or two ago, I posted about using Tordon to get rid of nuisance trees that grow back when you cut them. I have a lot of large trees and there are two fairly big trash trees near the house I've wanted to cut down (they snap like crazy in hurricanes). I thought I'd post how I use the Tordon for anybody who may give it a try, as I finally took one of them down this weekend. Most people just squirt it across the cut area of the stump, but I like to take it a step further and drill 5/8" holes 2" to 2 1/2" deep and squirt the Tordon in the holes. You can see the holes in the picture and how it is being absorbed into the wood sideways around the holes as well as going down to the roots. This stump is 18-20" across at the widest point and the logs are mostly 12-14" across. It's important to get the herbicide around the perimeter, just inside the bark, to get it to travel into the roots. Taking down and cutting up a large tree by yourself is some backbreaking work, but I'm thankful that at 66, I'm still able to do it (having a very sharp chain on your saw can't be stressed enough). A cold beer never tasted better LOL!

 
Cottonwood?

[Grouchy]

After the hurricanes here in 2004, I agree about hardwood trees near the house.

[TexWeatherby]

Cottonwood?

They do look very similar to Cottonwood trees, but they are not - there are thousands of dime-size hard green berries rather than the fluffy, cotton-looking growth you see on Cottonwoods. To me, these are just giant weeds that send out shoots like crazy wherever they get cut or broken, including the roots. They are a major hazard in high winds.