Ideas on killing this stump

[testcricket01]

Got asked to quote to fell this willow today easy enough absail down fell it then winch it up with the landy and chip. She then asked me about killing the stump i said we defo cant get a grinder down there, we cant use chemicals because of the river. Only option would be winch it out with the landy but then you risk damaging the building is there a simple answer?

 

 

 

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[Matthew Arnold]

Got asked to quote to fell this willow today easy enough absail down fell it then winch it up with the landy and chip. She then asked me about killing the stump i said we defo cant get a grinder down there, we cant use chemicals because of the river. Only option would be winch it out with the landy but then you risk damaging the building is there a simple answer?

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Although you say chemicals are out of the question. What about using ecoplugs in the stump?

[Steve Bullman]

Glyphosate is approved near watercourses I believe? Just paint it on neat, or go the ecoplugs route like Matthew suggested

[testcricket01]

Although you say chemicals are out of the question. What about using ecoplugs in the stump?

 

I never come accross them really ive heard of them, dont no how they work etc? How effective they are as willow has got to be the worst to kill.

[Peter]

Can't use EcoPlugs near watercourses as far as I know, but you can use Roundup Pro Biactive, used it on riverbanks on County Council Farms land.

[testcricket01]

Glyphosate is approved near watercourses I believe? Just paint it on neat, or go the ecoplugs route like Matthew suggested

 

Do any of them lose the effectiveness if the water was to rise so the stump was under water because she told me they open and close the flow most days causing it to be under water

[Peter]

Eco Plugs wouldn't, as they are in the stump, anything you paint or pour on the stump will wash off.

 

Glyphosate and similar chemicals are designed to be absorbed by the leaves, the best way to ensure a kill would be to spray the foliage with the chemical, wait a few weeks until your sure its dead, then remove.

[Gnome]

You could use a pallet wrap type material to seal them once they have been treated. Similar to the clear film which is used in grafting plants. This could solve the waterproofing problem. Don't know the legalities of this, but it should work.

[kev7937]

Can you not just debark it ? Hatchet or adze

[testcricket01]

Eco Plugs wouldn't, as they are in the stump, anything you paint or pour on the stump will wash off.

 

Glyphosate and similar chemicals are designed to be absorbed by the leaves, the best way to ensure a kill would be to spray the foliage with the chemical, wait a few weeks until your sure its dead, then remove.

 

Would be nice, the reason for removal is to erect scaffolding so it needs doing last week as usual.