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Hi Mark,
in my experience it works every time, I usually drill a series of holes under
the cambrium layer, dribbling the salt into the holes.
That way there is no seepage into the surrounding soil.
I use common road salt bought anywhere & is cheap.
I discovered this not from college, but from the knowledge that road salt
when applied to road surfaces in winter,
is a hedgerow killer & is a definite growth re-stricter washed into the soil
by all vehicles that pass by roadside trees of any species.
I am sure you will get replies telling you that it should not be used, blah
blah. Hope this helps answer your question.
Best wishes, Allan Rogers
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From: mark <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.com>
To: UK Tree Care <uktc@xxxxxx.tree-care.info>
Sent: Wednesday, 3 September, 2008 10:33:19
Subject: Salt as stumpkiller
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Does anyone use/recommend salt as a stumpkiller.
We've been trying it over the last year and it sems at least as effective as
commercial stump killing products.
With the salt being contained within grooves scribed into the outer margins
of the stump, leaching and contamination of surrounding soil is avoided.
Used this way I would not consider salt to be any more harmful than eg.
Glyphosphate based products.
Cost, availability, storage and use are all very straightforward with salt.
Commercial products are heavily researched and marketed for the purpose so
their effects are well known.
In my experience salt kills stumps as effectively - but does not have the
level of research to qualify as an approved product for the purpose.
I presume this is the main reason why applying salt in the same manner of
application as a granular stump killer is not more widely used.
Am I missing something else here?
Has anyone else experimented with it on stumps?
Regards
Mark Nankervis
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