From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 7/11/19 7:47 PM, Pavel314 wrote:   
   > On Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 2:15:24 PM UTC-4, T wrote:   
   >> Hi All,   
   >>   
   >> Okay, I know a bit misleading subject line, but ...   
   >> You were thinking back hoe, dynamite, swearing, etc..   
   >>   
   >> I have little trees growing all over the place.  I think they   
   >> are either cotton wood or some kind of aspen.   The have very   
   >> long tap roots.  If I pull them when the are 6" tall, I can get   
   >> the 10" tap root too and that is the end of them.   
   >>   
   >> BUT, if they get any bigger , I can not get the tap root out   
   >> and they keep growing back and back and back.   I have   
   >> tried cutting them flush to the ground.   I have tried   
   >> stripping all the bark and leaves off.   And they adore   
   >> vinegar.  They keep coming back and back and back.   
   >>   
   >> So I have a bunch of little 1/4" to 1/2" stumps that   
   >> keep regrowing.  How do I kill off these stumps.  (I do   
   >> not want to use roundup do to my wife's chemical   
   >> sensitivities.)   Small firecracker?   
   >>   
   >> Many thanks,   
   >> -T   
   >> Tony Ewell, B.S.E.E.   
   >> Owner, Rent-A-Nerd Computer Services   
   >> 775-265-5150,  9:00 am to 5:00 pm PST/PDT   
   >   
   > I'd try cutting them off below the ground line with a mattock. Not sure if   
   that will work, but it might be worth a try.   
   >   
   > Paul   
   >   
      
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