HOw do I kill malple tree seedlings?

[Bella the Ball 360]

I have a ton of stupid maple tree seedlings growing all over my yard. I can pull up some of them but even when they are little the roots are so deep it is hard to pull them up and cutting them off just makes them come back stronger. Does anyone have any ideas or products that kill these things? I have used vinagar on weeds etc and it works but these seedlings are killers.

 

[AlleyKat]

I have a ton of stupid maple tree seedlings growing all over my yard. I can pull up some of them but even when they are little the roots are so deep it is hard to pull them up and cutting them off just makes them come back stronger. Does anyone have any ideas or products that kill these things? I have used vinagar on weeds etc and it works but these seedlings are killers.

I speak from experience, buy a dependable shovel and start digging!

If another solution is out there, I've yet to be made aware of it!

 

[RunningGirl]

After spending an hour pulling them this afternoon, I was wondering if I could transplant them into pots and sell them! I'd make a fortune!

 

[DisneyBamaFan]

I speak from experience, buy a dependable shovel and start digging!

If another solution is out there, I've yet to be made aware of it!

Agreed, but do it after a few days of rain. I pull hundreds every spring, and they come up by hand if I do it after a really good soaking...

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

Bummer! I was hoping someone would have a solution other than the shovel. I swear I would use a flame thrower if I had one. Only half

 

[MrsPete]

I have the same problem, but I have sweetgum trees -- you know, the ones that drop "porcupine eggs" on the ground. I pull them up by hand. Each and every one of them. My sweetgum tree is huge and beautiful, and I'd never cut it down . . . but I'm sure not going to put up with another one!

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

I have the same problem, but I have sweetgum trees -- you know, the ones that drop "porcupine eggs" on the ground. I pull them up by hand. Each and every one of them. My sweetgum tree is huge and beautiful, and I'd never cut it down . . . but I'm sure not going to put up with another one!

Darn everytime I see a post on this thread i think it is a remedy. There has to be someone with a solution. I am getting the pitchfork out tomorrow but even that is not strong enough for the the ones that are like a year old which I might miss inbetween the bushes when I see them they have taken root.

 

[AlleyKat]

Darn everytime I see a post on this thread i think it is a remedy. There has to be someone with a solution. I am getting the pitchfork out tomorrow but even that is not strong enough for the the ones that are like a year old which I might miss inbetween the bushes when I see them they have taken root.

The small ones that can be pulled out are at least a year old.
It takes a while before a seedling grows large enough to be noticed.


Another option is to hire a backhoe or rent some equipment for excavation.

Hire a few boys from the neighborhood, paying them a dime(or more) for every tree they pull.

 

[JR6ooo4]

Darn everytime I see a post on this thread i think it is a remedy. There has to be someone with a solution. I am getting the pitchfork out tomorrow but even that is not strong enough for the the ones that are like a year old which I might miss inbetween the bushes when I see them they have taken root.

that's the problem. It is easiest to kill them when they are little babies!

mikeeee

 

[LMC]

We use to use something called tordon but I don't think they sell it anymore. IF you are lucky enough to have a farmers co-op nearby, go there and see what they have. If you don't live in the boonies, I would suggest pouring some rock salt on the little boogers.

 

[DisneyBamaFan]

We use to use something called tordon but I don't think they sell it anymore. IF you are lucky enough to have a farmers co-op nearby, go there and see what they have. If you don't live in the boonies, I would suggest pouring some rock salt on the little boogers.

That will kill a lot more that just the saplings. Sprayed diesel fuel will kill just about any plant...

 

[LMC]

I guess it just depends on how bad you want the saplings gone!!! I am tempted to use it on the kudzo near my house but then I'll have a mud bowl around me as everything will die off.

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

We use to use something called tordon but I don't think they sell it anymore. IF you are lucky enough to have a farmers co-op nearby, go there and see what they have. If you don't live in the boonies, I would suggest pouring some rock salt on the little boogers.

Okay I like the rock salt idea. I am going to try that.

 

[LMC]

I would use a small amout around each one, maybe a teaspoon amount. It will kill the grass too but you can replant that later if it doesn't come back on its own.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

After you get rid of them the key is using prevention. You will need to mow with a bagger and dispose of the seedlings as they are falling.

 

[NotUrsula]

Well, Roundup will do it, but your grass will have big dead dots in it where you sprayed them. Of course, you can replant in a couple of weeks after the Roundup is diluted down and washed away.

Salt does not wash away -- it poisons the ground in the area for quite some time.

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

Well, Roundup will do it, but your grass will have big dead dots in it where you sprayed them. Of course, you can replant in a couple of weeks after the Roundup is diluted down and washed away.

Salt does not wash away -- it poisons the ground in the area for quite some time.

Okay here is a stupid question, is rock salt the same as Ice Melt?

 

[NotUrsula]

Sometimes, but not always; depends on what kind of ice melt it is. Some of it is simple rock salt, but the more modern (and pricier) ones have a different chemical composition. Many of the pricier blends are mostly urea, rather than plain old sodium chloride. In any case, *no* type of ice melt is what you would call good for a lawn, some just do less damage than others.