Eco plugs and neighboring trees

[bolla]

I have been asked to fell and grind a Plane tree in rear garden by an insurance company

There is no access for a stump grinder so have been asked to fell to ground and treat to prevent regrowth, was going to use eco plugs.

There are 2 mature Plane trees in the neighbors garden is there a chance the Plane tree stump I want to treat could be connected to these other 2 Plane  tree roots system ?

If stump is left untreated and any regrowth is removed ASAP will the stump die off and how long is it likely to take?

 Thanks

[Gary Prentice]

2 hours ago, bolla said:

There are 2 mature Plane trees in the neighbors garden is there a chance the Plane tree stump I want to treat could be connected to these other 2 Plane  tree roots system ? I would assume that it is

If stump is left untreated and any regrowth is removed ASAP will the stump die off and how long is it likely to take?

That's a how long is a length of string question. A tree growing with good vitality will have a fairly decent amount of energy reserves and will keep trying to regenerate.

 

Planes pollard well, so I assume that they will coppice well too. (depending how much vitality the tree has). It may mean removing new growth a couple of times a year, for a few years. 

 

Could you expose the major roots/root buttresses and carefully sever as many as possible, preventing water uptake?

 

Sorry, probably not much help.

[tree77]

How close are the neighbours plane trees? It might be worth going to insurance company and voicing your concern.

 

not sure how effective eco plugs work when the tree is dormant, but I know with other species, mainly populus  even when the stumps been ground out the larger roots still regrow.

 

[Mark J]

Could you get someone to dig it out?

I think it's likely that the root system of these trees are connected. You could sever any major roots around the tree in question, but if you're going to the effort of exposing them, you might as well have the stump out.

Edited January 30, 2018 by Mark J

[monkeybusiness]

We’ve had issues with glyphosate translocating through grafted roots of poplar and beech before, with other nearby trees dieing off. I wouldn’t personally ecoplug if you have same species being retained within the same potential rooting area.  

[Husqvarna King]

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