I was told by someone to "paint" some concentrated "roundup" in with a brush on the flat surface(stump)that is left of the cherry tree. Making sure that the stump absorbs quite a bit of it.

There are different "roundup" types though, do I need the "stump remover" kind or will the regular concentrated roundup do the job also?

What about "total wipe out" made by Wilson....its almost the same chemical as "roundup"

The active ingredients in Round-Up should do it--use the concentrated solution, 40% or more active ingredient, and don't dilute, as will stump killers that contain phenoxy herbicides, although I'm not sure if any of them will be effective if applied in the winter when the tree is fully dormant.

Too bad the tree had to go. Any chance, now that it has been stumped, to let it regrow and keep it pruned within your space limits? If you liked the cherries, that would be a great way to "replace" the old one.

When the tree was "stumped" the roundup needed to applied IMMEDIATELY to be effective. The tree will seal off the cut surface in about six hours and the roundup will not be absorbed into the roots. Al

I realize this may be a dumb question but why kill it? Its not too tall to spray anymore and in a year or two it should be producing loads of fruit thats easy to harvest.

I don't like sour cherries...it was impossible to spray at that size. I brushed in the diesel fuel onto the stump about 20 hours after cutting. I never applied "round Up"...I have "total wipe out", available in my garage... which is almost the same thing....so I don't have to waste money.
Don't know if the 40% stuff is permitted for use in Ontario since the pesticide ban....they have diluted round up in 5L jugs at Lowe's now.

Tordon is labeled for tree and brush control any sprouts could be treated with this it will translocate to the root system.

Drill holes in the stump and pour them full of total wipe out. Then either plug the holes or cover the stump so no rain or snow will reach the stump for at least a year.

I would have left the stump for suckers come up and graft on it, in no time you could have 10 or 20 little trees, some you dig up and transplant.
This would give you allot of grafting exercises too.

...this is what I did with my neighbors plum sucker growing in my yard.
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Konrad

Very nice pic Konrad