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how to kill a tree?
« on: 15 July 2010, 14:04:54 »
Whats the best way to kill a tree or 3 ?
Someone told me hammering copper nails into them kills them anyone know if this is true?

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Re: how to kill a tree?
« Reply #1 on: 15 July 2010, 14:08:31 »
Whats this got to do with car chat? ::) ;D ;D
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Re: how to kill a tree?
« Reply #2 on: 15 July 2010, 14:13:11 »
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Whats this got to do with car chat?

Good point... ;)

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Re: how to kill a tree?
« Reply #3 on: 15 July 2010, 14:18:10 »
Copper nails works well.

There are also some nasty chemicals you can paint onto tree stumps and the like which works to
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Re: how to kill a tree?
« Reply #4 on: 15 July 2010, 14:20:43 »
Cut it down, either dig up root or drill holes down in the leftover root and pour root killer into the holes (someone told me diesel is good for this).

If you cant cut it down, you can still drill holes into it (at a downward angle) and pour root killer into it, takes longer and could fall over one day.

Or, cut the branches off and set fire to it.
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Re: how to kill a tree?
« Reply #5 on: 15 July 2010, 14:20:43 »
Copper nail/s take up to 2 years. Drill small hole deep into tree, push small pipe into hole and put the other end in a bucket of diesel. Capillary action will draw the diesel into the tree and kill it pretty quickly.
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Re: how to kill a tree?
« Reply #6 on: 15 July 2010, 14:23:12 »
Drill a hole big enough to fit a piece of copper pipe (10mm or 13mm) about 4" long at an angle of say 35-40 deg, tap the piece of pipe into the hole and then fill the pipe with brake fluid. Top the pipe up every now and then. The copper pipe will kill the tree and the brake fluid will speed the process up   :y
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Re: how to kill a tree?
« Reply #7 on: 15 July 2010, 14:27:58 »
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Copper nail/s take up to 2 years. Drill small hole deep into tree, push small pipe into hole and put the other end in a bucket of diesel. Capillary action will draw the diesel into the tree and kill it pretty quickly.

Nah, about an 10-20mm apart in a ring around the base and they start to die off in about 4 weeks.

And do not contaminate the soil :y
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Re: how to kill a tree?
« Reply #8 on: 15 July 2010, 14:28:33 »
What I wood (geddit? ::)) like to know is, what's the poor bloody tree/s done to you to deserve this kind of treatment?  :o:D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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Re: how to kill a tree?
« Reply #9 on: 15 July 2010, 14:38:28 »
Pity the day hire is so exspensive - I have allways wanted to have a go with one of these things

http://www.hss.com/index.php?g=62836&t=zoom

http://www.hss.com/g/62836/Tree-Stump-Chipper-Petrol.html
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Re: how to kill a tree?
« Reply #10 on: 15 July 2010, 14:41:15 »
Are you allowed to kill/cut them down Doog?
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Re: how to kill a tree?
« Reply #11 on: 15 July 2010, 14:46:20 »
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What I wood (geddit? ::)) like to know is, what's the poor bloody tree/s done to you to deserve this kind of treatment?  :o:D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Seeing as the OP started life in Car chat  I assumed he was doing a Fred Flintstone. ;D

Leaving the surrounding land free of harmful petro-chemicals might be a smart move? ;)

They had some guys on Rogue Traders using engine oil or diesel.  Can't be a good example to follow surely?
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Re: how to kill a tree?
« Reply #12 on: 15 July 2010, 14:47:03 »
I've always found a HESH-round works well for me
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Re: how to kill a tree?
« Reply #13 on: 15 July 2010, 14:48:26 »
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Are you allowed to kill/cut them down Doog?
Round here, 8am Sunday morning is the preferred time.  No Council Preservation Officers around.

Not recommending, just commenting.
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Re: how to kill a tree?
« Reply #14 on: 15 July 2010, 14:48:26 »
1) Tie a rope round the trunk....
2) Fetch a V8 powered vehicle...

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