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By Steve Nix, About.com Guide to Forestry

Kill a Tree Using Chemicals

Tuesday January 17, 2006
Sometimes a tree just needs to go! Good news is, you can chemically treat and kill trees. Some treatments apply herbicide to a specific area on the tree. These applications will reduce impacts on adjacent vegetation from drift or overspray. But other methods require complete herbicide coverage on foliage or soil - a bit more complicated.
How to Kill a Tree Without Using Chemicals
How to Kill a Tree When You Don't Want To

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July 4, 2009 at 9:18 pm
(1) robert Goforth says:

i need to kill yellow locust (thorn locust) trees on our farm that really eats up tractor tires. What do I use and how? Help!

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