stump treatment

[stumpy]

After grinding certain stumps, whats the best treatment to prevent re-growth?

[John Hancock]

I can imagine you mean stumps like Poplar and Willow? Welcome to the forum fella!

[stumpy]

yep, those are the ones.

have you heard about Arborplant/Predator?

[Mr Ed]

I find that a combination of Trinitrotoluene, Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, ethylenedinitramine and Mercury(II) fulminate works wonders. Never had any regrowth yet.

[MarshallArb]

just be carefull it does not seep through ground to other root systems can cause lots of problems especialy where boundarys and neighbours are concerned.

[Mikey P]

I find that a combination of Trinitrotoluene, Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, ethylenedinitramine and Mercury(II) fulminate works wonders. Never had any regrowth yet.

 

Is this combination commercially available as a single product or line of products? Or do you have to buy separately from, say, an agricultural chemical supplier?

[Buzz]

I've never had re-growth from painting the stump with roundup neat. If it's hot and runny add a little washing up liquid as an adjuvant.

[David Humphries]

I find that a combination of Trinitrotoluene, Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, ethylenedinitramine and Mercury(II) fulminate works wonders. Never had any regrowth yet.

 

 

 

How come I keep getting various links to the BATF, when I google this interesting cake mixture

 

 

 

Sounds like a recipe that Blumenthal would serve up at the Fat Duck in Bray

 

 

 

 

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Edited January 27, 2009 by Monkey-D

[Mr Ed]

Is this combination commercially available as a single product or line of products? Or do you have to buy separately from, say, an agricultural chemical supplier?

 

Its getting quite hard to obtain these compounds these days, and the mixing can lead to a short life full of incident.

 

However, I find that the application of enough of these compounds can resolve virtually any problem in life, not just stumps.

[nuggsy]

what about urea ? excuse the spellig. that kills off the stump and helps rot it away ?