poplar suckers

I had to remove several unhealthy poplar trees from my front yard this spring. The stumps were ground out also. Now I have hundreds of suckers sprouting up everywhere. I can’t keep up with their growth. What to do?

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#1 Comment By Nikki On 08/07/2015 @ 2:50 pm

Cut the suckers and paint the fresh cuts with undiluted Round-up. This will get into the remaining root system and kill the roots. It may take a month or so, but it will work.

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