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From: Jo Fugman City: Schaumburg, IL
We have two red dogwood bushes that have become very unruly. we've cut them down and would like to remove them. is there an easy way to remove the roots easily? they are over 20 years old so they have a very good root system. is there a product that kills the roots without harming other bushes around it? thanks for your help.
	Extension Message From: Sharon Yiesla Unit Educator, Horticulture Lake/McHenry Unit yiesla@illinois.edu
Hi Jo Before you go to the trouble of removing the roots, consider this. Now that you have cut the shrubs down, if you let them grow back and prune them annually, you may end up with a couple of very nice shrubs. If you still plan to remove the roots, you may be able to wrap a chain around the stumps and pull them out with a truck. There are also products sold as "stump killers". These products are usually applied to freshly cut stumps and are absorbed and moved downward into the root system to kill it. These are strong products, so read the label in the store before you buy one, to see if you are comfortable using it.
From: Julie Ross City: Evanston, IL
I have a yellow twig dogwood that I’m thinking of moving near the back fence between my and my neighbor’s yard. Will it be possible to control the suckers so they don’t spread under the fence & into my neighbor’s yard? If so, how do I do this? Easy or difficult?
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