Re: Will Photina resprout from roots?
Deborah Lindsay wrote:
>
> Susannah,
>
> Your Photinia will probably stump sprout. To reduce the amount of herbicide
> needed to eventually kill the roots you should cut it down to nearly ground
> level in late winter, wait until it pushes up new growth in spring and then
> spray. Glyphosphate is more effective when used on young shoots. You probably
> will have to repeat the processs at least once for an old established plant.
>
Deborah
I have had success in the past with simply painting the weedkiller
(about twice the normal spraying strength) on the cut ends rather than
spraying it. This not only ensures that it gets to the right place, but
causes the minimum pollution of the environment.
Moira
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata,
New Zealand (astride the "Ring of Fire" in the SW Pacific).
