Suckers in your lawn?
Suckers sprouting through the lawn and from grafted trees are annoying, but do not poison them as this will kill the desirable tree too. Just cut them off at the source.
You may have to do this every year but it’s worth it as you don’t want the rootstock growing when you have purchased a tree for its grafted variety.
Although many trees cannot recover from cutting them down to ground level, some trees will sprout from just the roots or stump. Some great examples of these superstars are Camellia, Michelia, Apple, Cabbage, and Beech trees. Privets will also sprout from a cut stump with indecent ease!
If you have removed a tree and do not want it to grow back again it would be wise to research the variety to reduce any surprises with a flurry of new growth sprouting in the lawn or garden.
If your tree is one of those clever trees that can sprout from roots, reduce the likelihood of these growing back by painting the freshly cut stump with a systemic poison. There is no need to crisscross the stump, just apply it to the fresh wound site (not one that has been there for months).
You can always re-cut the stump if you missed the application window the first time around.
Although many trees cannot recover from cutting them down to ground level, some trees will sprout from just the roots or stump. Some great examples of these superstars are Camellia, Michelia, Apple, Cabbage and Beech trees. Privets will also sprout from a cut stump with indecent ease!
If you have removed a tree and do not want it to grow back again it would be wise to research the variety to reduce any surprises with a flurry of new growth sprouting in the lawn or garden.
If your tree is one of those clever trees that can sprout from roots, reduce the likelihood of these growing back by painting the freshly cut stump with a systemic poison. There is no need to crisscross the stump, just apply it to the fresh wound site (not one that has been there for months). You can always re cut the stump if you missed the application window the first time around.