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Jul 21, 2017 Although watering the ground around the trunk with salt water will kill the tree, it will also kill any surrounding grass and will stay in the ground for awhile, preventing anything new from growing. Use a long drill bit to drill a ring of holes near the base of the tree at a 45 degree angle, facing downward. Rock salt is sometimes used to kill a tree stump. You can mix the salt with water and pour it into the tree stump. Asked in Trees, Botany or Plant Biology, Palm Trees.
I have a double trunk black walnut tree. I can not afford to pay to have it taken down so, I will try to kill it.A perpendicular line to the ground between the trunks, reveals that the trees are about 30 degrees from perpendicular. So, about 60 degrees from the ground.Both trunks originate together at the bottom just below the ground's surface.
Each one has a large root extending away from the trunks. These roots are maybe 40% above ground. I can easily cut a 'v' shaped wedge out of each, so that 40% of the nutrients from the roots is cut off.How long should I expect it to take before this tree dies? As far as I remember an old time solution to kill it fast (a matter of weeks up to few months max.) is to put salt water on the ground at the roots.Additional I searched some info on web, in case it helps:“The question here though is what are you going to do once the tree starts falling apart? It will still need to be removed!
It almost always costs more to remove a decaying tree than it does a live one. Seems like you are shooting yourself in the foot here.”“Go to the hardware store and ask for a box of 'RootOut' (copper chloride) to kill roots in your sewer lines.
Dig a few small holes at the base of the tree, pour it in and water well, sit back and wait a couple weeks or less - dead tree!”“Chemicles might go into the water system and hurt other plants and maybe you. So please cut it down.”“Cobalt Chloride will do the trick, that is what most stump remover are made of. Rock salt will do the job also, both act pretty fast. Keep this in mind, if your friends catch you, that stuff all tastes bad!”“Make cuts all around the trunk of the tree and fill the cuts with a herbicide called Roundup.
The Roundup will be taken up by the root and kill the tree. Of course you will then have a dead tree to cut down.
Another way is cut the tree down and add the Roundup to the stump area and this will kill the roots.”How To Kill A Tree Quickly?“If you are having problems with an unwanted tree and want to get rid of it quickly there are a few different methods to take care of the problem fairly quickly. The bigger the tree is that you are trying to kill the longer it will take to get rid of it. One way to kill a tree is to call a tree service and have someone else come out and cut it down for you and this would probably be the quickest and least painful way to go for the tree. Once the service man cuts the tree down you can have him take all of the pieces with him or you can use the tree for firewood.
So if you want to go for the most humane quickest way hire someone else to do the job for you. Another way to kill the tree pretty quickly is to cut a strip out of the cambium. The strip has to be cut out of the cambium and not just the bark or the tree will probably not die.
After you make this cut and the tree begins to die it will take a while for the leaves to fall off. The tree will also start to fall apart and you will have to take time to collect the pieces after they fall off. Although it might be a hassle to collect all of these dead pieces of wood the pieces of the tree can be burned, used for firewood or given away to someone else who has a use for them. You can also pave the ground above a trees roots to kill the tree fast.
You need to completely cover the area above the trees roots and pave all the way around the tree and up to the trees bark. This won’t take very long but can leave a mess and will cost a little bit of money.There is another method to killing a tree that consists of drilling a hole 10 to 14 inches deep around the tree and filling it with half rock salt and half water; however, this seems like it would be a fairly complicated procedure and does not sound as full proof as some of the other methods that are out there. A dangerous but effective way to kill a tree quickly is to cut its roots with a sub-soiler. This is dangerous because you can not be entirely sure which way the tree is going to fall. You will not want to go this route if there is anything of value that the tree could fall on and damage. You can also use a nitrogen/urea fertilizer to kill the tree.
Just spray the fertilizer on the tree during a sunshine filled day and the nitrogen will burn the tree, without a fire. Make sure that when you spray the tree it is completely wet so that the tree will die speedily and not suffer too much. You might want to use a power sprayer for a large tree. If you want to try a simple method to kill your tree just nail a copper nail in to the base of the tree where the roots are. The nail can leave an opening for disease and infecting to enter therefore killing the tree. This might not be the most reliable way but it is easy, inexpensive and might be worth trying before taking one of the more extreme routes to do the job.
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Hopefully one of these methods will help you solve your unwanted tree problem. Just remember not to lose respect for the tree no matter which method you take to exterminate it. It is important not to skimp when it comes to the method you choose of killing your tree otherwise the tree could suffer and you could wind up with a big expensive mess.”. The trees (two from one main bottom, I assume) drop black walnuts on my roof.
They go in the neighbors yard and he can not see them in the grass since they are green. He runs over them with his lawn mower. The kids throw them back in my yard and at my house, and may break a window.I mounted my two limb cutting hand saws on a 10 foot piece of half inch EMT pipe and cut several limbs that way by standing on the roof. I may be able to get a few more, but there trees are tall. Tall enough, if they fall a certain way, to hit the overhead cable TV wire that runs to the neighbors house.NO, power lines anywhere.5 years is a bit long to wait.I can not afford to pay to have them taken down.My Uncle has a chain saw he'll loan me.If they were topped, then they would be too short to hit the cable line.I use Craigslist and some people have periodic luck giving 'standing' trees away as firewood on that site. I heard somewhere that walnut and pecan did not make good firewood.I have two large pecan trees too. One is at least a 45 degree angle to the ground and pointed right at my house.
As far as standing live tree versus a standing dead tree.I assumed as it died, limbs would start to fall.These branches are easily broken with one hand and the limbs are skinny.If the top got rotten I could probably pull it down with a chain and my truck.Then haul off the dead stuff.There are two large roots to each tree that are above ground, I can easily cut into them, drill holes, add poison, etc.viki2000:“Cobalt Chloride will do the trick, that is what most stump remover are made of. Rock salt will do the job also, both act pretty fast. Keep this in mind, if your friends catch you, that stuff all tastes bad!”.what do you think they mean when they say 'if your friends catch you?' The trees are mine, so if caught by my friends, why would the taste of the salt be involved? Green (not ripe) black walnuts hard enough to injure a child, are falling off the trees in the neighbors yard.2. Same falling off the trees onto my roof top middle of the night.3.
Same getting in the neighbors grass and interferring with their lawn mower.4. Same thing for my lawn mower.5. The ones in the neighbors yard are being thrown back at my house and yard and could break a window.All these reasons, listed in previous comments.A dead tree will show some sign of being dead, such as dead leaves or limbs.I assume.When it is detected to be dead or dying, it will be brought down one way or the other, storm, chain tied to top of tree and pickup truck, etc.
I've got a free wood ad on craigslist right now.There is one tree cutter, but he has a minimum of an acre of timber, bulldozers, etc.I need a guy with a bucket truck or someone who is willing to climb high enough to top it off, so my Uncle's chain saw can let it fall in the direction away from the cable TV wires.These trees have fairly skinny limbs and the branches are easy to break off, or back, with one hand. However, these un-ripened walnuts are fairly heavy. Heavier than a golf ball and falling from 30 feet up. And I heard that black walnut can kill dogs if any of the peeling gets in their food, etc. All you need to do is strip the bark in a band around the trunk, so that none of the upper bark is in contact with what is left below, leave a gap of a few inches so it cannot grow back. A deer can kill a huge tree that way by nibbling away a band of bark, which is why managed woodlands often have wire netting around the bases of valuable trees.BTW, if the tree is rotten it is in fact a hazard if it collapses and falls on someone. You wouldn't want a kid running around near it to get hit by a falling branch would you?
Trees are resilient organisms. For example, did you know that tree roots can sense moisture and will naturally grow in the direction of water sources? This fascinating fact can cause nightmares for homeowners. Since sewer lines are located underground, tree roots can seek them out as a source of water. Any damaged areas or gaps in your sewer pipes are gateways for them to slowly ease their way in. Once the roots absorb the moisture from the pipe, they expand, causing severe damage that can lead to costly repairs.
If you suspect you have a tree root intrusion in your sewer line, you may be tempted to find a quick fix. An online search will yield plenty of results recommending rock salt to solve your tree root problems, but will rock salt actually kill tree roots in your sewer line?
Rock Salt Causes More Problems Than It Solves
Although rock salt will indeed kill tree roots on contact, flushing it down your sewer line in crystalline form could add to the blockage and cause even more damage. You could use a liquid solution of rock salt, but that will likely bypass the roots entirely when traveling through the sewer line without making enough contact to kill them. However, a liquid rock salt solution is a great preventative measure since it can stop new tree roots from entering your pipes.
What About Foaming Root Killers?
An alternative to rock salt is a foaming chemical root killer. When you use a foaming root killer, the foam slowly fills your sewer line, killing any tree roots that may have made their way in and flushing them out. This is not a quick process - it could be months before the dead roots are entirely flushed from your line. In the meantime permanent cracks could form, causing a pipe to burst or a sewage backup.
Nothing is a Substitute for a Good Plumber. Keep in mind that tree roots are not the problem, the broken pipe or the gap in the joints is the problem. It allows water to get out of the pipe and the roots are looking for water.
If you suspect that tree roots may have infiltrated your sewer line, don’t waste your time on rock salt or foam methods that may not even work. Call the experts at the first sign of a problem. Your local Mr. Rooter® Plumbing has expert solutions to your tree root intrusion woes, including trenchless sewer line repair. Contact your local Mr. Rooter at (855) 591-0128 or request an estimate today.
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