mmphoto412 t1_jdzts1c wrote on March 28, 2023 at 12:13 PM

chop it down with a sawzall

Edit...NVM this is a bad idea, apparently if you cut them down, they sprout more of these damn things

Eubadom t1_je06qik wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:57 PM

It will just grow back

mmphoto412 t1_je07d0x wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:01 PM

It will, but that’s no reason to let it keep growing and provide a haven for the SPLF. It may also make it somewhat easier to kill.

HomicidalHushPuppy t1_je0izx9 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:19 PM

Bad advice. I know someone that had a Tree of Heaven pop up in his yard. Before we had a chance to treat it with herbicide, his landscaper hacked it down with hedge trimmers. Couple weeks later we found 8 new Tree of Heaven sprouts.

The Penn State Ag Extension and PA Dept of Agriculture specifically recommend not cutting down these damn trees. Triclopyr is the recommended herbicide, and there are several ways to apply it depending on size of the plant and time of year.

mmphoto412 t1_je0jq0z wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:24 PM

damn...

I stand corrected. I had no idea they did this

Eubadom t1_je0879p wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:07 PM

Cutting it can actually make it harder to kill in the long run. You'll end up with multiple trees by next year. Definitely needs to be removed, probably by a professional.

mmphoto412 t1_je08btq wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:08 PM

Interesting…damn these things suck even more than I realized