Both Roundup and GroundClear contain glyphosate, but GroundClear also has imazapyr in it, a root active herbicide. You would not want to use imazapyr in areas where you have desirable shrubs and trees. If you are interested in long term weed control, I would stick to post emergents such as Roundup or Brush-b-gone to control your existing weeds (it does take some reapplication for difficult, persistant weeds), and employ other measures to keep weeds from reestablishing, such as mulch.

I'd go with the roundup.

A one percent solution of roundup should be OK and should not harm your bush or tree. I use it all the time around my trees and bushes, well once a year anyway, HTH.

Dan

Destroyed a huge 15ftx60ft high growth of running bamboo without damage to nearby trees;nothing grew in that spot for over a year!!Surprised they sell something that powerful to the public!!

we have an acre with lots of bare ground and weeds (not yet landscaped). We have some areas that we plan to plant succulents and cactus in. If we use Ground Clear in these areas, will it be safe to plant there afterwards? or will it stay in the ground and kill our plants?

The direction on Ground Clear state "Do not use anywhere that you expect anything to grow within a year