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Alan

2007-06-25, 5:25 pm

on my lawn i keep getting new trees sprouting up which i mow with the grass,
is there any way of getting rid of these without damaging the grass, i
though of cutting them about 2 inches from the ground and injecting weed
killer into the stems, would that work or is there a better idea


CWatters

2007-06-25, 5:25 pm


"Alan" <alan.luker@virgin.net> wrote in message
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> on my lawn i keep getting new trees sprouting up which i mow with the

grass,
> is there any way of getting rid of these without damaging the grass, i
> though of cutting them about 2 inches from the ground and injecting weed
> killer into the stems, would that work or is there a better idea
>


If there aren't very many just pull them up. If they grow back when you do
that try allowing leaves to form and then painting them with systemic weed
killer using a brush.


K

2007-06-26, 5:25 pm

CWatters <colin.watters@turnersNOSPAMoak.plus.com> writes
>
>"Alan" <alan.luker@virgin.net> wrote in message
>news:H9Wfi.4697$_14.1896@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>grass,
>
>If there aren't very many just pull them up. If they grow back when you do
>that try allowing leaves to form and then painting them with systemic weed
>killer using a brush.
>

Work out what they are first. A common source of 'trees' growing in the
lawn is suckers from a nearby cherry tree, stimulated by mowing damaging
the near-surface roots. Using systemic weedkiller on these could well
kill the tree itself.
>


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Kay
Broadback

2007-06-27, 9:25 am

K wrote:
> CWatters <colin.watters@turnersNOSPAMoak.plus.com> writes
> Work out what they are first. A common source of 'trees' growing in the
> lawn is suckers from a nearby cherry tree, stimulated by mowing damaging
> the near-surface roots. Using systemic weedkiller on these could well
> kill the tree itself.
>

Lilac from my next door neighbour does this, however the constant mowing
keeps them down.
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