Horticulturist Ron Smith of the North Dakota State University Extension says there are only two places he know of where willows will not grow : " in a blacktopping parking circle and a desert environs . " They " sucker " freely , sending up fresh shoot that become out - of - place sapling , and their roots can interrupt water and sewer lines . Many variety of willow tree have earned the form of address " invading " because of their aggressive adaptability . Killing an undesirable young willow takes solitaire and imagination .

Step 1

Girdle the willow tree Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree with a pruning saw or a sharp tongue . Cut a striptease 2 or 3 inches wide-cut through the tree ’s barque and the green cambium just beneath all the means around the trunk . Water and intellectual nourishment travels route through the cambium up to the produce outgrowth and leaves , so gird the tree diagram in other bound gash off this supply when the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ’s new growth bet on a blossom of food .

Step 2

Cut the tree down , starting with the upper and outer branches . tailor the independent trunk off below the ground if possible .

Step 3

Cut suckers off as presently they shoot until no new growth set out . Be on the lookout for suckers within the " drip line , " the rophy marking the greatest extent of the old tree ’s leaf . Willow ascendant are very shallow within this perimeter and may seek to put up novel shoot .

Step 4

Spray or paint the thinned open of the willow tree stump with herbicide formulated for broadleaf woody plant life . These herbicide may contain glyphosate , 2,4 - D or triclopyr . Use only herbicides labeled for use on willows .

Step 5

Spray the foliage of small willow tree trees with a contact lens or systemic broadleaf woody weedkiller carry glyphosate , 2 - 4D or dicamba that is labeled for enjoyment on willow tree . Most weedkiller sprays are non - specific , meaning that they will kill any plant they contact , so use them carefully and according to package instructions .

Step 6

employ the basal bark weedkiller software program method to obliterate a tree that can be provide tolerate . Girdle an build willow tree tree ’s trunk close to the soil and paint oil color - soluble herbicide on the lesion to poison the tree systemically . you could apply the oil color - based herbicide directly to saplings . Use only a herbicide labeled for usage on willow and succeed dilution teaching exactly .

Tip

willow are persistent and will re - sprout whenever they are able to get enough water , food and sunlight . Be patient and keep cutting shoots away under the grease blood ; the death - by - many - cuts approach may take several years .

Warning

Hire professionals to take down large trees . It is dangerous body of work for amateur who are not familiar with the proper equipment . In add-on , willow twigs and branches driven into the primer coat and lack during cleanup spot will bourgeon new trees .

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