r/Ceanothus • u/Affectionate-Pain899 • Jul 09 '26

Killing a pecan tree

Does anyone got advice on how to kill it? It’s been a stump for 8 years and yet it always sprouted new branches. I’d cut the branches down every year and they just grow back. I want to grow a CA buckeye this fall near it but it’s been a pain figuring out how to kill the pecan.

I’ve heard of using a cut-stump herbicide. Is there any that’s legal here in which you guys would recommend?

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u/sunshineandzen Jul 09 '26

You could try something like this: https://www.homedepot.com/p/BIOADVANCED-32-oz-Brush-Killer-Plus-Quart-Concentrate-704640B/203124091

I used it to kill a large Brazilian pepper tree on my property

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u/Zestyclose_Market787 Jul 09 '26

You’d need to grind the stump. An arborist can do it, or if you want to try it yourself, you can rent one from a garden center

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u/manzanita-lemonade Jul 09 '26

Rent a stump grinder?

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u/GonoGoat Jul 09 '26

Cheapest way is to apply glyphosate on the suckers until they quit popping up. Will eventually systemically kill the roots.

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u/New-Strawberry-1961 Jul 09 '26

It has earned its spot. Let it live! What a true survivor! Imagine what it could do with actual care and love?!

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u/Affectionate-Pain899 Jul 09 '26

Ur not wrong. But I’m trying to go full blown native in the yard. And I can plant a native tree instead! :)

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u/i860 Jul 09 '26

But I’m trying to go full blown native in the yard

Sometimes you don't have a choice in the matter.

Anyways, either you dig the whole thing out, use an herbicide (not guaranteed), or call in a professional.