Buddleia Stump Poisoning Recommendations

[Gnarlyoak]

I am in the process of removing a number of Buddleia shrubs growing out of a wall approx 15 feet up. These shrubs are well established and the root growth is causing a supporting brick buttress to become seperated from the wall that it is supporting. I have strongly recommended to the client that they will need to partly demolish the supporting column to remove the roots completely and then rebuild before the whole thing collapses.

 

In the short term though I would like to treat the stumps with an effective posion to prevent/restrict re-growth this year. Can anyone recommend an effective, easily obtainable remedy that will do the job.

 

Many thanks in advance chaps & chapesses.

Rick

[Mesterh]

Roundup or roundup pro (since all it does is rain these days!)

 

We use it on all stumps and have never had any complaints yet!

[AJarb]

Glyphogen. Can get it from a Farm suppliers. Proper strong stuff:scared1:

[treetech]

Roundup pro ITS ABOUT £50 PER 5 LT......

[penfold]

you could try bayer timbrel. Local distributor for you is probably Sherriff Amenity services at Lymm http://www.sherriff-amenity.com

[pablo]

again......Round up Pro Bi-active...never fails for us

[Gnarlyoak]

Thanks for your input lads, the concensus of your collective recommendations appears to be Roundup Pro. Given the vigorous regenertaive qualties of Buddleia, can it be used neat, (or is this overkill?) or best to stick to manufacturers instructions and dilute 20/80 with water?

 

And if the client isn't willing to pay the price for Pro would I be wasting time and money using the weaker garden centre variety of Roundup?

 

Thanks agian.

Rick

[Khriss]

Or - try Garlon 4 mixed with kerosene seeing as its a bit wet now- bettr on woody growth than Glyphosate based stuff.

[raafbeard]

I managed to kill one growing in my own back wall with some garden centre style "path clear" or something - took a couple of applications and the buddleia was only small but it worked...

[Mesterh]

best to stick to manufacturers instructions and dilute 20/80 with water?

Rick

 

Thats the dilution we use and it seems to work fine.