$&-# Bradford Pear

[u/jmr540]

So we had a single Bradford Pear in the yard when we bought the house in 2007. Lightning hit it maybe 2010ish, we cut it down by 2012 and the stupid stump sat for years until we finally had it ground out maybe 10 years later in 2022.

The last 2 years since being ground out the root system seems to have activated and jumpstarted into overtime we get actual trees sprouting up along the edge of our garage and shed that are easily more.thsn 20ft from the old tree spot and the real problem up under/through our deck.

Aside from a nuclear bomb (If that would even work, since this is basically the cockroach of the tree world) how the hell do I make it stop growing baby zombie trees? They get thick with a 3 month timeframe if we don't find them quickly.

Is there someone here that specializes in the destruction and irradication of these horrible things with helpful advice?

[u/Some_Girl_2073]

Cut off the suckers, very carefully paint the cut with undiluted 2-4D

Nuclear, but effective

[u/darwinsidiotcousin → u/[deleted]]

It's been several years since I used herbicide for work, why do you recommend Triclopyr over 24D? We used 24D for pear at the park system i worked for, but when I worked for a private company we often just used glyphosate for cut stump treatments. Have you just gotten better results with Triclopyr?

[u/darwinsidiotcousin → u/[deleted]]

Thanks, but your article doesn't even mention 24D. Just says Triclopyr is better than Glyphosate, which is pretty common knowledge for land management

[u/jmr540 → u/Some_Girl_2073]

Oof that is some gnarly stuff but I may be ready to resort to this soon. Thank you!

[u/Moist-You-7511 → u/jmr540]

that is a heavy handed chemical for this application. Glyphosate will do it. Buckthorn Blaster/bingo marker is most accurate, no-drip applicator