How to Kill a Tree without Cutting It Down
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Kill a tree the easiest way and with certainty and without having to cut it down. You will also turn a tree that is invasive or unwanted into a "snag" which is great habitat for wildlife. You can even kill a large tree in under 10 minutes. The foam herbicide dispenser described in this video is available from www.greenshoot...
This video answers critical questions such as:
0:14 - Can I leave a standing dead tree? As the video makes clear, standing dead trees ("snags") make great wildlife habitat for woodpeckers and pollinators. However, a dead tree will eventually fall, and you have to be sure it will not fall near property, or worse, on people. Therefore, standing dead trees should not be left in areas of high pedestrian traffic.
0:42 - Should I use herbicide? Herbicide or weed killer will kill a tree faster and with greater ease and certainty. If you prefer not to use herbicide, I recommend our video: How to Kill a Tree without Chemicals, • Kill Tree No Chemicals .
1:03 - What time of year? Fall and winter are the best times. Springtime is especially bad because the tree is sending sap to feed growing foliage.
2:21 - how do you use the herbicide? Select the right weed killer such as glyphosate. With glyphosate, mix an herbicide solution with about 20% active ingredients. Use a tool to cut into the bark. This can be a chisel or knife for small trees, a hatchet for bigger trees, and a drill for the larger trees. The objective is to introduce the weed killer into the phloem of the tree which is the liver, inner bark of the tree.
3:41 - So, for example, with a hatchet, cut through the outer bark. (The inner bark typically will be lighter in color.)
4:19 - Then, apply foam herbicide into the slit immediately. Don't wait longer than a couple minutes to apply the foam weed killer because otherwise the tree will quickly seal off the wound.
4:55 - continue cutting slits about an inch apart (and applying herbicide) around the circumference of the tree.
5:18 - Don't disturb the tree for about a year. Or, better yet, leave it standing as a "snag."
The advantage of foam herbicide is that it sticks tenaciously to where it is placed and it dissolves slowing allowing the herbicide to absorb over a period of time.
Don't try old home remedies like pounding copper nails into the tree. These don't work as well. Those copper nails will also make cutting the tree down a lot more problematic.
I have a camphor tree that I cut down leaving a small 10" diameter trunk. Will this work for it? Camphors are a real pain! Thank you your time and the video!
Tordon
Mississippi State recommends triclopyr.
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My Moringa tree trunks have been kept short, so it's easy to reap the leaves. Now 2 of them are damaging a wall and I want to kill them. What if I if I just keep stripping the leaves as soon as they sprout? I recently killed another kind of tree that way. Will that method work with Moringa?
I am not familiar with Moringa, other than what i just read on Wikipedia. However, generally stripping foliage from a plant will eventually kill it - for obvious reasons - without leaves, no photosynthesis can take place. It may take some time to use up the stored energy. One good thing about your approach is that, if the plant is one that can send up aerial shoots from roots, you are less likely to stimulate this response by stripping foliage as opposed to cutting the tree down.
I want to comment that I appreciate your video music free. I have to turn the volume down on MANY videos of any topic because they think they have to add some goofy tune. It's good to be able to concentrate. God bless you. :)
You are welcome! Thank you for letting me know.
@@GreenShootscan it destroy old tree plz give me reply
@@abhisharma5126 bhai if you find any solution tell me also. neighbours big tree is destroying my property i have to get rid of it
My neighbor has planted a conifer which has grown huge. It's completely blocking out all my light. Unfortunately he has cameras around his holiday home. What can I pour on the ground near tree to kill it. We are just in Spring at the moment. I asked him nicely before to trim it but he had refused. I wouldn't mind but he is only here one weekend a month.
Sorry! Do you have local officials you could consult? There may be regulations about access to light or about encroachment onto your property of branches from trees, etc.
@@GreenShoots unfortunately we are in Spain so complaining would just fall on deaf ears. But thanks for getting back to me
@@GreenShoots uh...you're not supposed to cut tree limbs out of your neighbor's yard? Oops.....😶 My tree was getting too huge & leaning on to my neighbor's lawn (which I assume he was annoyed with) so I cut off the parts in his lawn. He seems fine with it but I didn't know it wasn't allowed. 😶 But at least he can mow it, his grass won't die as much & there won't be rotting fruit everywhere. It's my tree but only the bad parts go onto his yard.
@@HelloHello-hk4sx If any part of your tree goes into your neighbor's side, it becomes his tree now, so it's his responsibility to get rid of it!
Hello Mr green shoot please please please tell me ,this trick will work on all the trees i have to destroy a neem tree(Azadirachta indica) I am asking from so far I am from India🇮🇳🇮🇳 I am waiting for ur reply pls reply I have so much need of it pls
It should work on a neem tree, Astik. However, you might want to check with local experts too. Good luck!
Did it work for you?
Will it work if i put the herbicide into the branch instead of the trunk? Will it still be effective?
Likely not. It's much better if you put it in the trunk below all the tree's branches.
Do you also suggest this method for a large walnut tree? I have a huge shadow in my yard and I can't plant tomatoes for example, thank you un advance
The method described in this video would work on a walnut, but it would take probably a year for the walnut to die. And, remember, you would have a dead tree in your backyard. Moreover, walnuts as you know produce juglone, a substance that is toxic to many plants. Juglone is stored throughout the tree. It is probably best if you get as much of the tree removed from the location where you want to grow plants like tomatoes. Therefore, I would recommend having it cut down in the fall. If you grind out the stump, that's even better for ensuring the success of your tomatoes. Otherwise, just treat the stump as we suggest in our other videos such as this one:
How to Do a Cut Stump Herbicide Treatment to Kill an Invasive Tree
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There are extra warm places in hell for people who cut down walnut trees
Cut out all the hard work by banging a copper nail or two into the trunk at ground level (or below if it's a tree with a TPO). Two minutes spring evening's work and the tree looks as though it died naturally over the summer. So no comebacks from tree huggers or the Local Authority. [edited for typos]
It sounds like you personally have used this method. Are you aware of any scientific articles supporting it? I would really like to see one. My main concern with the method would be safety. If someone tried to remove the tree later with a chainsaw or even an axe, injury could result. Any thoughts on that?
@@GreenShoots : There was a case of a yew tree, with a TPO, in a garden with access for very young children. The Local Authority would not permit its' removal, despite the danger to the kids. This method worked very well. It removed the danger without comebacks from the LA.
Copper clippings also worked a treat on my unwanted honeysuckle, which, despite other methods, sprouted everywear.
The beauty of this method is that it is confined to the single plant. it cannot inadvertently affect adjacent plants nor the surrounding soil.
As far as your safety concerns go, a copper nail presents negligible danger compared with that of say, a ducky stone or steel fencing staples and wire.
Scientific papers; I know of none. It all boils down to the ancient wisdom my Granddad taught me, more years ago than I care to remember.
My question is :- If a tree can be legally removed, why bother killing it? Just fire up the chainsaw and fetch it down. That way, you can be certain where and when it will fall.
If the tree is a yew or other conifer (pine tree for example) and you want to completely remove it - yes! Just cut it down. Very few conifers (with some exceptions) will sprout from a stump. However, if the tree is deciduous, most will sprout from the stump, and, some very aggressively. Tree-of-heaven and aspen are examples. If you are going to cut down a deciduous tree that will resprout from the roots and stump, follow the instructions in this video: ua-cam.com/video/ZZzUu0TZCds/v-deo.html.
Copper clippings - do you mean you put small pieces of copper on the soil? I would be very careful with this. There are many animals, like sheep and some breeds of dogs, that can easily die from ingesting even small amounts of copper. www.merckvetmanual.com/toxicology/copper-poisoning/overview-of-copper-poisoning
One clarification - if you are cutting a yew, make sure you leave a stump cut low to the ground - about an inch above ground level.
@@GreenShoots : No! NO! Definitely NOT in the soil. Small wedges of copper driven into the stem. Size depends on the plant. The idea is to penetrate the bark and poison the sap. Make sure you insert below any residual buds and they will not sprout, however aggressive. Of course you may need more than one if the girth is large.
I've no experience with trees like Lombardy Poplar that sprout from the root but I see no reason why the source of nutrient can't be poisoned in the same way.
Felling the yew tree was no problem. It was the Local Authority that wouldn't allow it to be taken down.
However, I still question: Why would you want to kill a tree, if you can simply fell it legally?
What do you recommend for a tree that was cut 2 years ago about 8 inches above the ground and has a few sprouts from the trunk and many sprouts across the lawn and some thick roots of about 1 1/2"? Should we cut the trunk down further and use gylsophate or another method? It is June and so many sprouts coming up spreading far away from the tree. Do we treat the sprouts and the trunk? Should we cut the sprouts to the ground? We are worried about it damaging the foundation of our house so are concerned about leaving treatment until the fall. Do we need to wait until fall or can we go ahead now? Should we use a different chemical given that the tree was cut 2 years ago or just cut the trunk down further and use the glysophate method that you are recommending? I am in Canada so cannot order the Green Shoots product.
Do you know what kind of tree it is? It obviously sprouts from roots. In that case, I would apply the herbicide in late summer. Cut the trunk down to about 1 inch above ground level. If the wood is still alive, you can treat the perimeter. In addition, make sure you treat every small sprout you can find. You shouldn't have much growth in the trunk between now and late summer that could damage your house.
Thank you for responding. An arborist came and looked at the trunk and sprouts and said it looked like a plum. We aren’t sure what it was now. After we’d had it planted for a couple of years it began to grow 2” thorns on the branches. Should we wait to treat the sprouts as well or treat those now. They are growing taller by the day likely alarming our neighbours (and me), should we cut the sprouts to the ground now and then let the sprouts grow later summer and treat them when we cut the trunk down to the ground (the trunk is about 10” above ground right now) and treat the trunk? We actually cut it down about 6 months ago. Seemed longer. There are also sprouts growing out of the trunk now.
Tordon
i live in tropical country. so the timing doesn't matter right?
Consider doing the treatment during a dormant season - dry season if you have one. However, I have not seen much research about timing of application in a tropical context (although it certainly may be out there.)
Now i can remove my neighbors trees blocking my view 😂 thanks
And get sued for killing your neighbors tree. You can only trim tree branches hanging over property line. Those are your branches. Do not put them back onto your neighbor’s property or get sued. Herbicides used to kill trees can be tested for in a lab. Value for a tree can cost you $10,000 plus as settlement for killing their tree.
If the tree roots or trunk is on the fenceline, it presents a property line dispute. In order to sell the property, you must inform the potential owner that they are equally responsible for the tree. I called my homeowners association, explained the problem, and the jerk nieghbor was forced to cut the tree down.
Not without permission! Where my dad lives, you're not allowed to mess with ANY plants big or tiny whether it's on your neighbor's property or not. Can't even do it on your own property. You have to ask the owner of the house & the city. Tthe city has to approve it (which takes a long time), most people don't bother. Usually takes a few months for your request to even get to the person in charge. Then whatever they decide, takes just as long or longer to get that information back to you. It takes a year for them to start if they approve (rarely happens). Oh & you pay for all of it, including their drive just to get to your house.
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Sure thing CSI lmao.
Couldn’t do with you as a neighbour lol 😂
Hi,
I have a large oak tree (1m circumference) . How long will it take for this tree to die after doing one of these methods, any recommendations? Will the tree fall by itself as soon as it’s dead, or will it die and keep standing? It is quite top heavy. How do we know when it’s dead, and if it is about to fall by itself, how do we know this is likely to happen soon?
Sorry about 1/2 a meter in diameter
That's a large tree even if it is just 1/2 meter in size. Its being top heavy would also make it dangerous if you left it standing after killing it. I highly recommend you hire a professional arborist to examine the tree and give you advice.
If i use herbicide to kill a tall 85 foot palm tree on my property(close to my roof) will all the leaves fall together or individually?
Individually it might not damage the roof but all together as a clump will definitely crack the tile roof.
I would be very careful about that project. Anytime you are dealing with a dead tree, it can be unpredictable. I would hire a professional for this kind of job.
what if my herbicide is in liquid form? i don't think we have that foam type herbicide here in my country
You can try a liquid. Just do your best to limit how much it drips.
I have several large pine trees with the roots going towards my septic tank.
The roots are exposed i drilled holes in the roots and filled them with spectracide concentrated weed and grass killer. Will this be effective in killing the pines or would you recommend going after the trunks also?
Do you eventually want to cut the trees down? If so, I would just do that. You don't have to treat pine trees once they are cut down. That will kill them. Otherwise, if you want to leave the trees as standing dead trees (a good thing for wildlife), then you probably will have to kill the trunks. Some pine trees are surprisingly tough to kill. It will take about a year for them to die. I would use the hack and squirt method.
@@GreenShoots
I don't mind if the trees are standing
Its just the roots going after the septic tank that worries me.
I'm in a dry climate area and last year I tried the trunk method drilled holes in the trunks at a downward angle filled with spectracide and them suckers are still alive.
Thanks for the reply I appreciate your advice.
@@jenningsmills5398 I would use the hack and apply method discussed at about 3:30 in this video. Is the herbicide you are using 41%. If so, use at full strength. Don't leave any space between cuts.
@@GreenShoots
I'll do that..
Thank you good sir
I appreciate it.
Well done and informative.
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Those trees will never know what hit them
That's right!
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i have a big tree but want it dead it is going everywhere but association wont do anything about it in my yard except if it dies. now effecting my driveway and sidewalk. does tordon work or something better to use. need a descreet method so do i drill holes in the roots and poor or inject this in ? please help. thanks
I have 8" copper spikes ... I cut them into 2" pieces and drive them into the big
roots at the base of the tree about 4 inches above the dirt ... drive them in at a slight angle, not straight into the wood ... between the bark and wood, but more into the wood ...+
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Theres a weed that grew into a 10 foot tree on my neighbors property. The trunk is about 8 inches from my PVC fence. The branches hang over onto my property. I do trim them, but my concern is the trunk and my fence. What can i do to rid this weed? Ty
Is the tree on your property? If so, i would do a cut stump treatment. If not, I would talk to the neighbor. Even if they don't want to use herbicides, you can kill the tree (slowly) by girdling it. Watch this video:
Kill Tree No Chemicals
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I learned when I was a kid living on a farm - you can drive a penny into a tree trunk and it will kill the tree.
I have also been asked about driving copper nails into a tree to kill it. I have never seen a scientific report on this technique. I have never heard of a professional land manager working on private or public lands using this technique. Therefore, I would recommend using an herbicide if you want to be ensured of success. If you don't want to use herbicides, try girdling. If you perfect your girdling technique, you can have decent success. There are scientific studies supporting that technique.
hello! thanks for the helpful video! quick question - I'd like to use this method to kill a maple tree discretely. I'm looking to do it in the last week in November in Canada. I'm wondering if I time it as such, when it comes spring, will it grow any leaves on the branches? Or will the branches grow these "red/copper" colored leaves indicating that it's been poisoned? Thank you and pray that you answer as I am a little anxious how it's going to turn out.
It's difficult to kill a tree "discretely." There will be tell-tale marks on the trunk, and the tree could leaf out and then die back.
Once the tree dies, how long does it take for it to fall down on its own? I have a maple tree that is about 8 inches wide.
That depends on a variety of factors - how wet the area is. If you live in a really dry climate, a dead tree can stand for years.
I'm having issues with caterpillar allergy (my whole family). I thought it must be seasonal but it persists more than a year. used some online methods to kill the caterpillars. Turns out there's a whole farm. Finally Imma try this method.
Just to be clear - the method described in this video is for killing the tree itself, not any insects on or in the tree.
There must be someway to just bore 2 foot long shafts underneath the tree or use one of those deep root feeder you put on a hose to inject some sort of poison like glyphosate into the root ball or tap root area so the roots absorb and distribute the poison through the entire tree? Wouldn't that work faster and not hack up a trunk unnecessarily?
Alan K - Your question raises a really important point about herbicides that remain active in soils. You mention glyphosate - glyphosate is not very active in soils. (Glyphosate binds with most soil particles.) This means a nearby plant can't readily take such an herbicide up through its roots. That's a good thing in one way - if you spray foliage of a weed and it drips onto the ground, that dripped glyphosate won't easily move to harm a nearby desirable plant or flow offsite during a rain.
But, as you surmised, there are certain herbicides that remain active in soils. Use them with caution. Roots of plants go all over the place underground, and you won't know where they are located. If you use a soil active weed killer, you may end up inadvertently giving a big dose of it to a desirable plant and killing it. Also, soil active herbicides can persist a long time in soils - sometimes a year or more. Therefore, you have to be careful about replanting after application of a soil active herbicide.
Does the fall application apply to invasive vines? I'm trying to rid a wood of English Ivy and wisteria. It'd be good to kill it in ways that don't come back.
Yes, it does. We do have a separate video for English ivy. You might check that one out too: How to Kill Ivy: 3 Steps to Control this Invasive Plant
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Good luck!
Roundup is an inferior agent on woody plants
Is this method is applicable for unwanted tamarind trees!?...🤔
Yes, it should work.
I had applied roundup to a big tamarind tree by drilling it 2-3 inches deep. Initially leaves fell off and the tree started to die. But after a few months the tree started budding back! Now i gotta do it again i guess
Will glyphosate kill rose bush roots? We have apple & plum trees that I want to kill, tried drilling & spraying glyphosate in the spring. Not sure if it killed it.
It should not kill the rose bush roots as long as no glyphosate was applied to the live tissue of the rose bush. Spring is generally not a good time to apply since the plant nutrients are moving to foliage away from the roots. You may just get a top-kill of the targeted trees.
@@GreenShoots My intention is to kill the rose bush. I drilled holes in them about 1 inch above the gound & sprayed glyphosate. Will that get to the live tissue?
@@knawatimsayn6186 - it should.
Will this method work with a large Indian Laural fig ? I've got some stump killer
Where are you located, Darth?
@@GreenShoots LA, California
Will this method work on a Florida Black Olive Tree? This tree is massive and is a nuisance to my vehicles.... thanks
It probably would. I have no experience working on Florida black olive. Also, if you do decide to leave a dead standing tree, beware of the potential danger to your vehicles or humans nearby.
Every person has a reason for liking and disliking trees.
I do not dislike trees, I find then refreshing and neat.
When I first moved to my new house in another state, I was very fond on the 4 trees on my property. It was summer, the leaves were all green and teh lawn was freshly cut.
September came and so did the leaves, about knee high. They looked awful. My neighbors came and raked the leaves in the front yard. What a relief and how thankful I was.
The following year, one of the trees in the front yard started pushing up the foundation, down went tree #1. The following year the tree in back pushed a water pipe apart and caused water to be in the living room.
This tree also had some form of debris that blew throughout the neighborhood and land on my house as well as the neighbors house. Down went tree #2
Tree #3 & 4 went down on the side of the house and the side of the house because I got tired of raking leaves up each fall, as I was aging and did not want to pay someone to do this chore.
I moved last year and now is the owner of about 15 trees that produce pine on my roof and all in the yard All the trees in my yard will eventually be cut down as most of my neighbors have removed the trees from their yards over the years.
You are not in a position to determine if a person want trees in their yard or not. Each person has to make that and other decisions for themselves.
You might not agree with t heir decision, however it is their decision.
I can no longer tend trees and the debris they cause on the roof and they yard. So for me I will eventually have all the trees removed from my yard.
"ONE MAN'S OPINION"
Well stated, Skip! One thing you might consider - I know it's not typical for many yards, but native plants such as grasses and flowers are in short supply in suburban and city environments. We have been planting them in our yard, and it's amazing how many pollinators the flowers attract!
Skip Williams same thing as me , I like trees but not on my property. I’ve climbed and cut down 8 oaks trees myself and trimming few trees on my main property. We have seen plenty of oak trees damaging house foundations by jacking up the walls and ceilings and reduced property value by over 50% . Who the hell back then think it’s a good idea to plan tree 10ft away from the house
I hate my trees cause I have to clean up after them. 😒 Everyone says my trees look nice but they don't realize how annoying raking is to me.
Hi Looking to Kill a few conifers that are fully grown. I have drilled holes into the tree at 45o angles and filled it up with Roundup with 50% Gly un diluted. Did this about 2 weeks ago but cant see any results as yet. It is Spring here in Australia? Do i give it more time or will it simply not work?
It will take a long time before you see results. For some reason with conifers I have seen it take as long as a year. I assume you are planning to leave the trees in place for a while after they die.
How did it go Robert, did it work?
My neighbor has a tree destroying my property but she won't do anything about it. I can't access her tree but I have all this roots under my parking and house, can this method work if I attack the roots from my end.
Yes, potentially. If you do apply herbicide to the roots, make sure you don't get dirt onto the application site. Dirt can neutralize the herbicide.
So do I -- only it's neighbors on both sides. I am very upset about the general law or code that says one can only cut branches and leaves back to the property line and the receiver of any wood or leaves from a neighbor's trees cannot be returned to the neighbor. I think it wold be good if all the property owners in this country, via city or county rules, re-write the code so that a neighbor must keep trees and leaves within the property. Perhaps as much as six inches (but no more) of the neighbor's trees can extend over the fence/property line and those that fall can be returned by the offended neighbor or, within a certain amount of time, the leaves and tree parts must be removed to the offender or be fined or required to hire a professional lawn tender to do the work.
Yes
Now I want to see the video “How To Cut Down A Tree Without Killing It”.
Ha! But do note that many trees and shrubs can be cut back to a stump and then can sprout.
what if it's an evergreen? is timing still important? this tree has destroyed my patio slab and drops thousands of long thin leaves (1/4" x 2") all year long here in southern California. I do not know the name of the tree.
Are you sure you want to kill that tree without cutting it down? If it's near a house or other structures, you may want to have it cut down by professionals. You should try to figure out what kind of tree it is because that can be important in figuring out when and how to kill the roots.
true. it does need to come down. I just want to stop the roots from getting any bigger NOW. it cracked the slab and is now lifting it up. 2 inches of offset. very fast growing tree. it had one trunk when planted, now has three. thank you for your reply.
@@kbtube8125 Generally, it's best to kill a tree when it's dormant. If you haven't had rain for a while that's probably a good time. Just remember, however, that if you kill it, it will be more prone to falling over.
It sounds like a Pine Tree because I also had one.
Sooo the video said don’t touch tree for a year? The tree will live for a whole year after this? I was hoping for a couple months at most.
Carlos - do you want to remove the tree? If so, i would use the cut stump method. With this method you cut the tree down, and apply the herbicide to the stump immediately after cutting. Here's a link that discusses that method: ua-cam.com/video/ZZzUu0TZCds/v-deo.html
@@GreenShoots how many days it will take to kill the tree
Funny
Can a single 1" in diameter, and 6" deep hole, work for a big ficus benjamina tree? Thanks
Just make sure you are through the outer bark and into the live inner bark. That is the most critical. You should see moist, slightly sticky wood when you hit the inner bark. Go a little farther than that live bark to create a small reservoir.
Wire for big trees cable ties for thinner ones
👏🏻 Thanks, I'll be checking out your other videos too! 👍 💘 💗
Lies Holly, Lies
Good I guess....We just cut a wide ring all around the tree like a belt mark that stops the sap action and kills tree. People been doin that forever......
It has to b quite a thick stripe around the tree to work I cut a chainsaw strip around a tree 2 years ago the tree is still growing best way is large bore drill bit in the trunk or roots and use sbk or roundup the tree will suck it up osmosis drill at 45 angle so can pore in the weed killer and use about an egg cup full do this weekly a few times
@@dickdastardly9018 also did the same like you
Girdling- dangerous
Firstly one year is too much.
Secondly the use of foam based blue herbicide will raise suspicion in mind.
Thirdly too many cuts around the bark is a stupid option.
Most trees likely will die sooner. However, I have treated some large trees that have taken longer than one year. I am not entirely clear about the meaning of your other comments. Perhaps you could clarify.
Use a different color then? His looked more grey to me. 🤔 If you want to kill the whole tree, cut slits around the whole tree. If you want to kill part of the tree, cut slits partly around the tree. If you want it to die slowly, cut slits further up the tree.
>> a stupid option.
Can you please tell that how can we cut a metacarpal tree
I am not familiar with that tree. Do you know the Latin name for it by chance?
why not in spring? should I really wait?
For most species of trees, the phloem sap is rising in the spring. Scientists believe most systemic herbicides are carried by the phloem sap. You want the phloem sap to carry that systemic herbicide down to the roots of the tree. This primarily happens when trees are preparing for or are in dormancy - late summer, fall or winter in climates like ours in the U.S. or in Europe. Spring applications do work for some species. However, late summer, fall, and winter ones are the most reliable times.
the reason you do it in the fall is that the sap is receding to the roots and the herbicide will follow the sap to the roots and kill them. If you do it in the spring then the herbicide will be wasted on the leaves as the sap is traveling up
Well, someone can help me in the opposite purpose: how to save a pine tree with more than 150 yo, where they drilled a 1in hole and injected herbicide?
I would appreciate very much your help! 🙏
That's tragic. Do you have any idea when it was done or what herbicide was used?
@@GreenShoots I suppose 3/4 wks ago and maybe with glisophate, that's pretty available yet in my country.
@@ManuelSilva-js4wi Read this article from Penn State University: extension.psu.edu/use-glyphosate-with-care-near-trees . This is some good solid guidance - no silver bullet however.
I wanted to respond to the comments below. They bring up some really important issues.
First, dead trees (snags) are essential for wildlife in our woodland areas. They provide a storehouse of food and homes for woodpeckers and other birds; they are essential for many pollinators like wild bees. You may not want a snag in your backyard or in an area that creates a hazard, but we definitely need them! If you are interested, just search for "snags wildlife habitat" and you'll find tons of great info.
Second, yes, you can absolutely kill a tree without herbicide! Please do check out our video on how to kill a tree without chemical ua-cam.com/video/aHj8UMwSMVU/v-deo.html The key points are that it will take time for the tree to die, and it's a more difficult process than one might think. Believe me - I have girdled hundreds of trees over the years to create wildlife habitat.
I got palms , any easy way to kill them .
I would suggest doing a cut stump treatment. Apply the herbicide immediately after cutting. With a palm tree, because it is a monocot (like a grass), apply the herbicide to the entire stump face.
Drill tree and pour some diesel. Works really good
I know several people have suggested this method. I definitely recommend using an herbicide, one that has been tested and approved for this use and shown to work with decades of collected data. For similar reasons, I wouldn't pour an herbicide in my fuel tank.
@@myspace_forever Not at all. I am just offering the point that products like herbicides and fuels are designed for a particular purpose. I know of no professional applicator who uses diesel fuel in place of an herbicide.
I'm using hydraulic fluid from aircraft. That shit can kill anything
You might be surprised. It might not have much effect. Isn't it mostly mineral oil?
Is this work for big coconut tree?
A coconut tree is a very different matter. It has vascular bundles distributed throughout the trunk. The method described here won't work for a coconut tree.
You mean "will"?
How many days it will take to kill the tree...pls help
If you want to leave the tree standing, i.e., not cut it down, it probably will take some time. It can take several months even.
@@GreenShoots which is good herbicide for killing baby coconut tree, 6 feet tall
@@GreenShoots thanks ♥️
Cute pik why kill the baby coconut?
Hello, sir. I am a subscriber to your channel, and I am from India. I am located in the southern part of India. One of the trees near our house is causing a danger, and the tree name is Bombax ceiba. The size of the tree is such that it would require three people to encircle it. What is the best method for dealing with very large trees?
@Ja_UAR: That's a big tree! Remember that if you kill that tree and leave it standing, parts or all of it will eventually fall. How those parts or the whole tree falls is impossible to predict. That creates a risk to anyone near it and possibly your house. If you do decide to kill it and leave it standing, I find that the hack-and-fill generally works better than drill and fill. Drill and fill however is easier to do. The lower you can do your cuts on the tree the better.
@@GreenShoots Sir, the problem is that if the authorities need to cut the tree,
it needs to become dead. Otherwise, they will not cut it.
And that tree is not owned by me; it's government property...
So, for this type of tree, which chemical solution is the best?
I already have liquid and salt available
Ammonium Salt of Glyphosate 71% SG and
Glyphosate 41% Systemic Herbicide liquid
so which method do i need to do that ? how long it will take
Just drill a hole in the base with a drill and pour some of the pink air conditioning coil and condenser cleaner in the hole and use some wood putty on the opening and I bet that tree dies in a month or less
You might be surprised. Trees are pretty tough. Without a systemic herbicide that translocates readily to the roots, you might just kill local cells.
Why seal the holes.
I have a small oak about 5-6 inches in diameter that has gotten very tall (behind my fenced yard). It is still on my property. My new dog is trying to eat the acorns that are dropping just over my fence and may pose a risk. Do I need to modify this in any way since the tree is still very small in diameter?
Libra - are you trying to kill the oak tree? if so, you could cut it down and treat the stump.
@@GreenShoots it's in a really awkward spot and there's lots of surrounding brush. I don't have the tools to cut it since it's so tall so I figured letting it die out would be easier. I'm not the handiest and was trying to do it myself inexpensively.
You can kill the tree in place without cutting it down. Do you see the tools mentioned at about 2:48 of this video? If you can use one of those tools, you can do it. Just follow the instructions from that point in the video. You won't need to modify the instructions.
@@GreenShoots thanks so much!
@@ljackson406 - You are most welcome!
Just girdle it.
You don't even need weed killer, just create a gap in the cambium, all the way around the tree (an inch-wide strip ought to do it)...
Yes, absolutely. I definitely like to use this technique. I have girdled hundreds of trees over the years. But it doesn't always work. For example, some trees like red pine are extremely difficult to kill with a girdle. I completely girdled one red pine tree 3 times all the way around every year for three years. The tree survived. On any tree, you have to be very careful to remove the entire phloem layer. If you leave even a tiny sliver, the tree can survive. Here's our UA-cam video on how to kill a tree without chemicals: ua-cam.com/video/aHj8UMwSMVU/v-deo.html.
Medicine name?
The herbicide can be a variety of different ones such as glyphosate or triclopyr.
Think I've gone deaf too. Girdling and copper can take time to be effective. I think copper is mostly anecdotal
Yes, I agree. I do lots of girdling without any herbicide, depending on the tree. I haven't seen research of copper actually being used by researchers.
Does this work before the leaves out?
Yes. If it's still cold at night where you are, it will work well. If it's spring and the buds are swelling, you should wait until later in summer to treat the tree.
I cannot wait a year. I have 10 trees on my small property and they are ruining my foundation. What is the fastest to kill the trees with its roots? I started digging to fix foundation and damn those roots slow me down.
The fastest way to kill them would be to do a cut stump herbicide treatment. If you are located in the northern hemisphere, now (i.e., fall) would be a good time to do the treatment with weed killer. Even if you kill the roots near your foundation, you will still have some dead roots in the ground that will take a while to disintegrate. Obviously, if you dig out the stump, that would be the quickest but it's a lot of work!
@@GreenShoots My dog likes to collect sticks in the yard, so after I do this, how long before it's safe for him to be exposed to the " tree killer"?
Start 10 years ago
Thanks John for your videos! I sent ya an email about my ordeal....ugh.
You are most welcome!
@@GreenShoots Hello, I was told that Kosher salt around the roots will also kill and oak tree. Is this true? Aslo should I mix it with water?
A copper nail is all you need
great video !
Should be planting them !
Does diesel work??? Or copper?
Diesel is often used as a carrier for the herbicides used to do basal bark treatments. However, I have never seen a scientific paper on the effectiveness of diesel by itself. I also have never seen the method of driving in a copper nail or spike used or recommended in a scientific paper. However, as with diesel, I also haven't seen an article that indicates it doesn't work.
@@GreenShoots I read somewhere Diesel works with 1 Park Diesel to 1 Part Sugar!
Trying to kill my neighbors tree because cinder block wall starting to crack
Can you talk with them? It's hard to prevent roots from a tree from encroaching unless you kill the entire tree. There are various barriers that can be installed.
How can we kill one thick branch of a big tree without cutting it(not the whole tree)?
I would recommend girdling it. This video explains how to do that. ua-cam.com/video/aHj8UMwSMVU/v-deo.html Just, remember that the branch will eventually fall, so make sure it's safe to leave it in place.
Where I get this herbicide
Subhash - If you are in the U.S., you can order it via www.greenshootsonline.com. Unfortunately, we don't sell outside the U.S. at this time.
How long does it take to die
This can vary. If you do it in the fall, by next spring the tree should be dead. However, if it's a big conifer, it can take a lot longer. If you need to kill it more quickly, i would suggest cutting the tree down and treating the stump.
Me to I lost my audio
No sound in the original!
Copper nails work also
They do not work
Only if it's already partly dying or very young.
How to kill a fully grown jack tree naturally?
If you don't want to use herbicide, you can check out our video on girdling a tree. ua-cam.com/video/aHj8UMwSMVU/v-deo.html
@@GreenShoots i need another easy method not this one. I heard strong salt water n vinegar helps
I did everything right without even doing research! And it just happens to be Autumn. Bye bye tree!
Excellent! Let us know about the final results.
So? how’s the tree?
@@Victor_Victory alive and well
With kindness.
Anybody have success with killing Brazilian Pepper and Saw Palmettos in Florida?
For the Brazilian Pepper, you can use a product like our Small Foam Herbicide Dispenser. Saw Palmetto generally requires using different herbicides. Are you sure you want to get rid of the Saw Palmetto? Sources like the University of Florida say it's "great for wildlife."
@@GreenShoots Hi. Some very selective clearing. Thanks.
@@12vLife The University of Florida generally has very good publications on dealing with invasive species. Here's their publication on saw palmetto: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/AG351 all the best!
Why push toxic chemicals? Band the tree. Age old method.
larry .friend what’s banding trees to kill them? What is that?
@@revbobmartin Saw or hack a band of bark off the tree all the way around the base of the tree. Some today will do this to tree they plan to fall the next season. The bark is the feed line and trees will start die start to dry standing.
That method doesn't work on all trees. I have a Hawthorn tree the previous owners tried to kill by topping it and banding it. It's still alive and well.
larry .friend That would just encourage root suckers in some species like beech
the oak tree is crowded against their garage so banding the tree would be very difficult and getting to the base of the tree is also impossible because a 4 foot chain link fence is in the way
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Dead trees that fall , can hurt or kill a child playing in the yard or the woods
@@eugenejones9902 So can live trees
How to buy these product
Our website is www.greenshootsonline.com.
This can kill a cooconut tree of 10 years ??????
Or how to buy in india
@@bitkumarroy4740 look for glifosat its one of the most popular herbicides in the world
This gives me nightmares
I think that I shall never see
A poem as lovely as a tree
A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed
Against the earth's sweet flowing breast
A tree that looks at God all day
And lifts its leafy arms to pray
A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair
Upon whose bossom snow has lain
Who intimately liveswith rain
Poems are made by fools like me
But only God can KILL a tree.
How to kill a huge banyan tree ?
I looked up tree murder
who would like to kill a tree? anyway, learn first some correct tree biology.
eilonj some trees are a danger depending on location. If you’ve ever traveled you’ll notice there is an abundance of live trees and nature has a use for dead trees as well.
Cause it gets in the way, you have to rake the annoying leaves, it gets on your neighbors' properties (which you can get in trouble for), it blocks sunlight & it attracts birds & bugs. Which means bird stuff all over your yard & house & more bugs will get in your house. If you're phobic of bugs & can't afford to hire professional tree cutters & your stores don't sell the products in this video, you're screwed. Trees are an issue on my yard. They look nice but looks ain't everything.
It takes a whole year for it to completely die after all that?! What a rip off. Good thing all of those steps aren't too horribly hard. It's just hard to find the chemical, I've never seen it before (& I shop A LOT). even the walmarts near (& far away from) me don't have it.
Sorry I am a little late with the response. We hope to have our product in stores. It is available on Amazon and from our store and other online retailers. When you do a tree injection, it may take a lot longer for the tree to die. However, if you want to remove it quickly, I recommend the cut stump method.
Hi, I killed a large Ficus (~12 meters height, 40cm wide trunk) using this method, but drilling more and deeper holes (around 6-8). Leaves went off in a matter of 2 weeks.
Will it really take a year for it to die? I would have thought it would be quite instant
It depends on the species, size, etc. However, it very likely take more than 1 month even in ideal conditions. Conifers take the longest in my experience.
Silly me, I come to UA-cam for videos. Not slideshows
I am sorry you were disappointed.
You came here to moan like a woman you mean
Expectations- the thinking of fools
The tree you killed will fall down. Airplanes are trying to land the whole time they are aloft. Humans are sheep, but, think they are not
Huh? 😵 How would that affect the planes? If it did, no one would ever be allowed to cut any tree anywhere. Airplanes don't land on trees anyway. 😐 & their not always trying to land, only when they want to land.
& of course humans aren't sheep, they're humans. Humans are humans.
Stop killing our trees you absolute madman
Whoa, that seems a bit harsh.
I hope no one dos this.
Please get a professional in to take care of your trees. Don't create standing dead trees the limbs will fall and likely hit something or some one.
Yes, I agree if the tree is in an area where it will pose a risk - near a home, vehicle, walkway, etc. However, they are also essential habitat. As the National Wildlife Federation says: "Dead trees provide vital habitat for more than 1,000 species of wildlife nationwide. They also count as cover and places for wildlife to raise young in the requirements for Certified Wildlife Habitat designation."
@@GreenShoots
Your right standing deadwood or raptor posts are lacking in modern Woodlands because we cut the all down. I live in Scotland and we have very little of our ancient woodland remaining, I believe less than 2%.
but like you say they are vital habitat for birds a insects. Im a arborist and I do try and encourage clients to leave a raptor post or (standing deadwood) post, 5m, 10m will stand for decades totaly safe and it's grate for the environment... and its less for my team to clean up 😁
Drive a copper nail into a tree - tree dies.
Fred - I haven't seen any scientific studies supporting this method or heard of any experts recommending it. If you do know of any studies, I would be interested in seeing them!
I did this, it takes a long time.
say something for crying out loud this whole video is silent
I hope it was still helpful!
this should be the most disliked video on the entire internet
Wow! That seems harsh. Did you watch it? Do you realize that dead trees serve a very useful ecological purpose?
You need serious help, read b4 you speak.
i searched up
how i can use a tree for my advantage of death
why do u want 2 kill
I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but here are three reasons why killing certain trees (e.g., not old growth trees!!) can be good for the environment. First, many areas of the world originally had grasslands or savannas. Because of the suppression of naturally occurring fires (and the restriction on fires set by native peoples), trees and woody plants have often taken over in these ecosystems. This has led to a decrease in biodiversity. Here's a really good scientific article on this by Zakary Ratajczak: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1890/11-1199.1 Second, even in many forests there are too many trees. Look at a recent article of Nov 29, 2018 in the New York Times entitled "Let the Forests Burn." It talks about how high tree densities lead to unhealthy forests that are greater fire hazards. Third, as discussed below, dead trees and woody debris provide an abundance of habitat for all sorts of threatened and endangered species! I would recommend talking to or reading material from ecologists and botanists where you live (because different ecosystems require different kinds of restoration).
@@GreenShoots you're lucky you don't live where my dad does, you're not allowed to kill ANY plant (good or bad) without the city's permission (which they rarely approve, it takes months to a year, you pay for all of it even their drive just to get to you).
I lost my audio
Silence is golden!
Dont kill the trees.....
Only one.
Suppose the roots of that tree shakes the building foundation and causes damages ; will you inhale its oxyzen and arrange a party to celleberate the loss ??.
@@swamyswamychikkaswamy7349 if a trees roots shake your building then your foundation was trash to begin with and why did you plant a tree so close to your poorly built building in the first place ..lastly i’ll throw a party only if i can invite your Mom. Thanks
I don't believe there are people thinking hard to murder trees!!
tree killers
#teamtrees
Don’t kill the krees
Dumb really all your left with is a dead tree 😂😂😂😂
Ah, but dead tress can be very beneficial as habitat! Woodpeckers, bees, and insects of all sorts benefit from snags or coarse woody debris.