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Jun 28, 2008 | 05:10 PM

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Heeelp! I'm stumped!

Elm tree stumped to be exact.I have five Chinese Elm trees that I have cut down twice now (they're over growing the spot where I park my 72 Ford Ranger

) I've drilled about six 1" holes, ten inches deep into each stump - now what should I put in 'em to kill it all the way?

Jun 28, 2008 | 05:49 PM

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Elm tree stumped to be exact.I have five Chinese Elm trees that I have cut down twice now (they're over growing the spot where I park my 72 Ford Ranger

) I've drilled about six 1" holes, ten inches deep into each stump - now what should I put in 'em to kill it all the way?

Anything you can find

Gasoline, Motor oil, insect killer, weed killer, chlorine.. I think you might need to drill into one of the roots for it to be really effective though.

Jun 28, 2008 | 06:30 PM

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Dynamite?

Just make sure the neighbours aren't home and the trucks parked down the street

Jun 28, 2008 | 07:00 PM

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pull the stumps out?

there are products on the market that rot away stumps

Jun 28, 2008 | 07:56 PM

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Dynamite?

Just make sure the neighbors aren't home and the trucks parked down the street

My son said the same thing!! Must be the way to go!

Jun 28, 2008 | 08:04 PM

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I've heard kerosene would work, but never tried it.

Jun 28, 2008 | 08:10 PM

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Rock Salt and lightly sprinkle with water after drilling holes.

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Jun 29, 2008 | 11:10 AM

Flexfuel-Dave

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Rock Salt and lightly sprinkle with water after drilling holes.

Always worked for us too!

Jun 29, 2008 | 02:07 PM

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Buy a couple of beavers and tie them to the stumps.

Jun 29, 2008 | 07:04 PM

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desiel fuel for a week refill and install match

Jul 2, 2008 | 01:22 AM

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Buy a couple of beavers and tie them to the stumps.

That is SOOO funny! ...I found out that I can't find rock salt for sale here in the summer time - but the hardware store did sell me two one pound bottles of these white pellets in a jar labeled "stump remover" FOR $6.00 each You pour it in the holes and add water. Looked a lot like rock sa....HEY!