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Horse Chestnut stump resprouting.. any advice?!


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As title, a customer from 16 bloody months ago has called complaining that the stump I ground out has resprouted. I went round to take a look and the roots have popped up loads of suckers.. is this common? Did I not grind enough of the stump?

Any advice on how to deal with this greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Matt

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Surely roundup or such should finish it off. Or even diy solutions such as salt. Trouble is folk dont rise to challenges. They are instantly bewildered and non reactive.

I think i trickled some mucky diesel out a fuel filter on a hc stump at my parents last year. Bit noticed any growth this season.

 

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how much of the stump did you grind? usually I try and grind the stump out completely, but I don't bother with roots if the they are under ground. I ground a pop stump and it shot up aload of suckers, yes sir I can sort that i'll get my digger hire in a skip get a load of top soil and re-seed or the customer can spary the little bits off as and when.

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I had exactly the same thing a few years back, ground out a HC stump and a bit later a call saying some suckers had popped up in the garden a good few meters away.

 

He suggested digging it out and regrinding, I laughed in his face, told him to run the mower over them and it'd give up soon enough.

 

As far as pops go I usually poison and go back when it's definitely dead.

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