Stump treating ivy

[andyk12]

Hello and happy new year to you all.

Later in the year I'm hoping to remove ivy from a hedgerow that's become swamped in order to replant with hawthorn.

My plan was to cut and stump treat the thickest of the ivy stalks/trunks with glyphosphate but Ive heard a few reports of the glyphosate exuding from the roots of the ivy and killing the trees that the ivy was growing on - there are quite a few field maple and ash trees in with the hedge that I don't want to kill.

Am I worrying about nowt or is there a different stump treatment that I can use?

 

many thanks chaps

[openspaceman]

6 hours ago, andyk12 said:

Hello and happy new year to you all.

Later in the year I'm hoping to remove ivy from a hedgerow that's become swamped in order to replant with hawthorn.

My plan was to cut and stump treat the thickest of the ivy stalks/trunks with glyphosphate but Ive heard a few reports of the glyphosate exuding from the roots of the ivy and killing the trees that the ivy was growing on - there are quite a few field maple and ash trees in with the hedge that I don't want to kill.

Am I worrying about nowt or is there a different stump treatment that I can use?

 

many thanks chaps

I've not had a problem myself when I banged an ecoplug into some big stems.

[andyk12]

Hi Openspaceman - just seen your reply, thank you very much for your insight, I'll give it a go.

Andy