Garden

[Mom2Dogs]

Is there a product that I can spray on the cut ends of sprigs that pop up and grow around my tree? I know they are part of the tree but is very invasive to the surrounding landscape.

thanks

[Kachina624]

@Mom2Dogs    You could use a vegetation killer like Roundup but you risk damaging or killing your tree.  Can you pull them up or cut them off with a long knife underground? 

[Mom2Dogs]

@Kachina624   The springs are above ground, and there are a lot of them.. and fairly thick.  I cannot dig because there are also a lot of tree roots.

I am becoming anti tree....we had a tree removed that was harming our drive way, another one that was dirty and our neighbor just had some plumbing issues beacuse of a tree in her yard.

[kitcat51]

Try Bonide Sucker Punch, it's in a spray bottle. I like their products & use the stump killer that's in a bottle with a brush.

[Mom2Dogs]

Thank you @kitcat51   Never heard of that product.

[Foxxee]

There are growth retardants, but might soak into tree roots. 

There's nothing safe to use that wouldn't be harmful to the tree.   Best bet is cutting them off.  

I have them around my magnolia tree.  A real pain.  

[JustJazzmom]

Suckers need to be dug down to their source & then cut away from the trunk. Or use that product mentioned to get rid of suckers.

Very frustrating when suckers occur. 

[Mom2Dogs]

Thank you @JustJazzmom ....between tree roots and clay soil it will be a huge chore to dig out.

[JustJazzmom]

@Mom2Dogs  I had a white rugosa rose that I didn't know was grafted & suckers from the graft started emerging. It was too difficult to even attempt to dig down & remove them. The graft union was failing & I had the shrub rose dug out & I replaced it with an own root rose. 

This isn't the case with your tree. Some trees just sucker, willows come to mind.