So you cut down a tree and are left with a stump you want to remove. Easy enough, right? Just be sure to avoid these mistakes ...

The stump left behind provides a small target area for herbicide application, limiting the damage to nearby native plants that can result from foliar herbicide overspray and drift. The herbicide ...

This applies to toxic herbicides more than anything, maybe. People who are “slow to learn” still recommend pouring 2,4-D or glyphosate herbicides on the stumps.

One of the techniques to control woody invasive species is called a cut stump treatment, which is when a freshly cut stump is treated with an herbicide to eliminate sprouts from the stump ...

Spraying herbicide on the foliage (Fig. 4) or applying it as a basal bark application to the lower stems leaves dead standing shrubs. Using brushsaws and chainsaws to cut the shrubs close to the ...

In addition, herbicides applied to foliage or cuts on the stem are effective at controlling tree-of-heaven. Cut stump herbicide applications do not prevent root suckering and should not be utilized.

Herbicides applied to foliage, barks or cuts in stem are effective at controlling Tree of Heaven. Cut stump herbicide applications do not prevent root suckering and should not be utilized.” ...

Cut-stump treatments are performed immediately after cutting down a woody plant. The herbicide is applied directly to the cut surface to be taken up by the plant and translocated to the roots ...

If possible, remove from the tree. The cut stump should be carefully treated with a brush and stump herbicide. In fence rows, grassy areas, or waste areas, herbicides are the most effective control.

Regardless of the herbicide used, it is important to treat the stump immediately or within five minutes of cutting. “Trees do not need to be actively growing to be controlled,” Upham said.