sapling removal

[allforoutdoors]

i have a bunch of saplings growing along my fence between my neighbors yard and mine that i want to remove. i keep cutting them down but they come back. any ideas? we both have a dogs that play along the fence. any home remedies out there?

[Brad H.]

After you cut them squirt a little roundup on the fresh cut. That should kill it off for good.

[allforoutdoors]

my neighbor let me use his loppers and i spray painted the fresh cuts hope that works

[mrchicken]

Get a condiment bottle and cut a SMALL hole in the end of the nozzle.
Put some straight roundup concentrate in it and squirt just enough roundup to cover the top of the stump as soon as you cut it off.

Now is the perfect time. Sap is going down and it should draw the roundup into the roots killing it for good.

[treestand13]

Because of the fact you have dogs playing along the fence I WOULD NOT use the round up, if the dogs chew on the treated area it could make them very sick, or worse kill them. If you can dig up as much of the roots as passable and keep at it ,this will help a lot, buy cutting them you are encouraging new growth each time,just like pruning trees. Painting them only helps stop the sun from drying out the stems. I worked for a apple orchard for years and used round up and it will kill everything, and you do not want it near you water supply. We would paint the larger limbs that we cut to stop the sun from drying things out. I'm not sure if the will work but try digging as low as you can and salt the area heavily this may dry out the roots and kill them off. Just my thoughts. not meant do down others.

[allforoutdoors]

thanks for the info guys i really appreciate it

[barkspud]

I pull them or work them over pretty hard with a grub Axe.. After doing it for a few seasons they don't come back. I don't think some roots can't survive to long if you keep cutting the new growth off. They need some growth to survive..