Stumped!!

[smcgill]

O.K. You cut the tree down. Then you cut the stump close to the ground. Cover it with fill! So how do you stop those suckers from coming up??? Sean

[dwbeckett]

Remove the stump, then backfill.

 

Dave

[ttrigg]

smcgill

O.K. You cut the tree down. Then you cut the stump close to the ground. Cover it with fill! So how do you stop those suckers from coming up??? Sean

dwbeckett

Remove the stump, then backfill. Dave

A few options:

Dynamite: Might pose a problem if neighbors are within 2 miles. Time required - few seconds.

Pick and Shovel: for 2~3 days (depending on size of stump.) best performed by a pair of teenagers.

Chemicals: Stop by Home Depot, or Lowes or, building supply store. They have chemicals that you pour into holes drilled into the stump to speed up the normal stump rotting process. Time required - few months ~ few years, depending on diameter.

[smcgill]

Great responses! Will drill and use "ROUNDUP" Thanks ! Sean

[sfcgadget]

Like I used to say in the military - "Nothing a little C4 won't fix".

Question of the day: Why is it that the stuff I plant, dies and the stuff I wish would die, grows?

[grandpopswalt]

 For $45 or $50 (depending on where you live) you can have it ground down below the surface of the surrounding soil (total time  .... 1/2 hour).

Walt

[smcgill]

Its just a 6" diam. OAK ! Not worth that , but worth the Stump-be-gone stuff. Sean

[Capt Bob Johnson]

The stump be gone stuff will take a couple of years to work, in the meantime, I found that hitting the stump with double strength roundup holds the suckers in check for 4 -5 months.   Termites would do a number on the stump (Oops, Not the House).

[g. gage]

A couple of friends and I were standing outside the Roseville Library one evening and there was a horrendous CRACKING sound. We turned to see a 100’ high, fifteen foot diameter Oak tree come crashing down into thousands of pieces. Luckily no one was hurt. We noticed there was nothing inside the tree; it was hollow except about a two inch ring of bark and living wood. The newspaper estimated it to have been a hundred and fifty years old. There was no stump, but you probably didn’t want to wait that long.

 

Have fun, Rob

[ttrigg]

Sean: Since it is only a 6" trunk, IF you have a chain saw with an OLD blade, dig the dirt down 6~10 inches around the stump and use the chain saw to "grind away" the upper portion of the stump, add the stump rot, back fill with soil. Unless you cover the ground down stump with plastic any stump rot chemicals will leach upward and damage any new plantings.