How to Kill Tree Roots Naturally

by www.nwtree.com

Introduction

More often than not, you want tree roots to flourish. Yet, in the event that you're removing a tree and don't desire regrowth, or if tree roots are perilously near to something underground, you may need to destroy them. It's something we handle here at Northwest Arbor-Culture, Inc., and a few home owners like to handle it too. Here's an essential introduction on the best way to kill tree roots.

Kill Roots Without Chemicals

Some people use spray chemicals such as hexazione or bromacil onto the soil to kill roots, but these substances are far from eco-friendly and can enter the water supply. Luckily there are more natural methods to remove unwanted roots.

Girding

Trees use their bark to transport water and nutrients to the rest of the tree. Removing the outer layer of bark, a process called girding blocks nutrition and the tree and roots will eventually die.

Salt

Cutting off roots’ water supply will cause them to essentially die of thirst. Applying rock salt to a trees roots will kill them but be careful because rock salt kills indiscriminately.

Roots in Sewer Line

Trees love plumbing because of the access to water. Some homeowners kill roots by flushing chemicals that will eventually kill the roots. However if you want to avoid the risk of polluting the water supply hire an expert such as Northwest Arbor Culture that can remove roots from sewers without the use of chemicals through the use of augers and hydrojetters.

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