getting rid of redbud tree saplings

Question

We recently bought an old farmhouse and we have a flower bed where several redbud keep coming up. They are very hard to pull out. Can you give me any suggestions.

Thank you, LaDonna Morgan

Answer 1

Hand pulling them as soon as you see them is the best approach.

You can also cut them down and 'paint' the exposed cut stem with a herbicide.

Use caution as the herbicide will kill everything that is exposed to.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/weed-trees.htm