How to treat a tree stump,,,,

It's been said to get a copper nail and drive it in the tree and it will die, that's how those trees mysteriously die on the Corp of Engineer's property that are blocking the second tier views of the Corp lakes around here..................

bore several large,deep holes or cut a 'crater' in the stump, pour some diesel fuel in it, let sit over night, next day, use propane torch to get her lit, then walk away. Stump will burn itself !

jaybmiller wrote: bore several large,deep holes or cut a 'crater' in the stump, pour some diesel fuel in it, let sit over night, next day, use propane torch to get her lit, then walk away. Stump will burn itself !

Git your lightest chain saw and 'gird' the tree.  Cut all the way around it at the bottom and then up 2 or 3".  That'll kill it.  It might want to start sprouting from one of the roots, but just keep mowing over it.  They don't want to give up.....

Tordon it. Follow the directions. I've yet to have anything survive it.

Mulberry trees are one step above a noxious weed, I going to try the Roundup thing on mine.  I have barked mulberry trees all the way around as much as 4 to 6 inches and the leaves didn't even curl.  I cut one off, small like 3" diameter, painted the stump with acetone, I think the shoots waited until I walked back to the house then popped up.

With whatever you have for a large bit, drill 4-5 holes around the outside in a downward angle, pour straight Remedy in the holes drilled about 3" deep.

Actually, around here, a big mulberry stump can last for years.  We used mulberry for fence posts, as termites didn't seem to like them.  Don't know if this holds true, in the desert, though...

Have your friend from NE to hike his leg on it a time or two.
The only down sided will be that the people from the petrify forest will be after you for stealing one of their tree stumps.

cabinhollow wrote: Have your friend from NE to hike his leg on it a time or two. The only down sided will be that the people from the petrify forest will be after you for stealing one of their tree stumps.

jaybmiller wrote: re: Yep roundup is cheap can dump a whole gallon on it for about $10 sigh, up here, it's getting close to 100 Canucks that's why I use vinegar/salt/soap cause I'm not a rich farmer

DiyDave wrote: Mulberrys love to re-sprout...  The most important thing is to have e fresh cut, on the stump, so you can see some fresh milky sap, oozing up.  Then treat with at least 20% active ingredient Glyphosphate(roundup), just pour around the outer sap ring, till its wet.  You can use tordon, or almost any broadleaf herbicide(undiluted), too, but remember that these can also transfer, through the roots, to the soil, and kill other broadleaf shrubs, nearby.    If you have desirable shrubs, nearby, I'd go with the roundup, it does not transfer like the other stuff...

Mulberry trees are still dormant, do I need to wait until they bud or can I go for it now?

I used to carry a bow saw with me when planting along a fence line or next to a creek, i'd cut off branches overhanging the field while standing up on the tractor, then squirt the cut part with tordon. had it in a spray bottle. by the time of mid summer the whole tree was dead just from that cut branch. mulberry is good firewood, and Joe...if the tree you cut down has a log as long as the width of your lambo...you can mill you out a colorful rear bumper for it! after you kill your stump, and the top is dry, spray some water sealer on the top, that should keep it from rotting away for a couple years. may hafta do repeat treatments each year.