How to remove holly completely?

19 years ago

We finally dug out the old (yaupon?) hollies from the front yard. Needless to say, they did not come easily.

There were lots of roots, both superficial and deep. I did my best to chop them up and remove all the root bits.

Do I need to worry about them coming back?

Thanks,

Mason

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pjtexgirl
19 years ago
I removed a holly(huge in FRONT of a window!!!) effecively by cutting it down,covering the stump with sugar and allowing the whole thing to "bake" ,smothered by black plastic,in the heat of a TX July. It was in a morning sun area and still "cooked". PJ
denisew
19 years ago
That is good to know because I have one on the side of my house I thought would be interesting to shape into topiary - not one lollipop, but several - even though I preach all the time to keep them in their natural shape, but I'm sick of it now and want to rip it out. It is still somewhat small, so hopefully will be easier to remove. Sugar and smothering, huh . . . I hadn't thought of that. Did you have a problem with ants?
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carlyg
19 years ago
I just had my strong college age son chop mine up with an ax and dig up the roots. That was last summer and it is still GONE. Yippee!!