Chris from Georgia writes
I'm trying to rid my pines of sweet gum trees. The pines just had there first thinning. The sweet gums are 10 ft and at the most 2 to 3 inches in diameter
In order to kill a tree that size, you would get the best results cutting the tree down to a stump and treating the fresh cut stump directly. If the trunk diameter is less than 6-8 inches, then you could potentially do a basal bark treatment with Crossbow Specialty Herbicide. You would mix 1.25 to 5 ounces per gallon of solution, mixing in diesel No. 1 or 2 or kerosene, then spraying the basal part of the tree up to a height of 15-20 inches off the ground. If you do not need this much product, then could also use Fertilome Brush Killer and Stump Killer.
Answer last updated on: 05/02/2017
