What to Do About Sweet Bay Suckers

I have a lovely sweet bay tree. I’m trying to find a way to work with the root suckers that shoot up. Cutting them down is not neat. . .thought about putting iron edging around tree and just trimming or can I use the recycled rubber tree mat to cover?

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#1 Comment By AnnsGreeneHaus On 05/30/2013 @ 8:52 pm

Sweet bay can be a shrub or tree. If you prefer a tree, you will need to cut the root suckers. The tree mat will keep them from coming up where it covers the ground. For a shrub, leave the root suckers alone.

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