This picture doesn't show clearly the problem in this flower bed. It is a nice bed of azalea plants (about 3 1/2 feet tall) that has a number of unwanted trees (they're the scraggly lookings things on the top) growing up through the bushes. I keep clipping the trees back but that only makes them come back thicker. I've tried to dig them out but many are lodged up against the azalea roots and others I just can't get to. This is an annoying problem that I have to keep addressing, and as you can see by the photo I haven't addressed it in quite some time. Any suggestions on how to rid this bed, once and for all, of these unwanted trees would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks!
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susan: wish i could help. i am baffled as you are at your dilemma. the only thing i can think to do is get as close to the stray shrubs as you can and saw them out (you may have to lose a portion of the azalea temporarily). the only way to keep them from coming back is to kill them somehow- but you know that. sorry- not much help.
Meems...Thanks for the advice. I never thought about sawing them off down low. At least that will keep them from returning so quickly. :-)
Cut them at close to ground level, then carefully paint the cut area with undiluted Round-Up.
If it works on Brazilian pepper, it oughtta work on those trees.
I'm no fan of Roundup, either - but it has its uses... Everything in moderation, they say.
thingfish23...Thanks for your two cents. I will pull the Round-up out from the back of the shelf and give it a shot. Anything, to eliminate this problem. By the way, enjoyed your pic on Pure Florida dock. Sounds like you had a great visit!
I have had good luck cutting trees like that close to the ground, pouring a 1/2" or so of round-up into an empty film canister that has a hole punched into the lid, seal canister after filling and turn upside down to slip over the freshly cut, exposed tree trunk.
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