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Black Locust Sprouts in Yard (CA)

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From: Tammy Cheeseman City: Roseville , CA
A week ago I had two Locust trees removed and stump was grinder. I am now finding a small forest of suckers. They have tried to removed as many roots as possible. How do I kill the suckers? I want to replace the lawn and plant a maple but cannot do it with all of these suckers coming back up.
	Extension Message From: Jay Hayek Extension Specialist, Forestry Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences jhayek@illinois.edu
Hi Tammy: Your best bet at this point is likely a broadleaf-specific foliar herbicide since you no longer have access to the parent tree / stem. Due to California's varied laws about pesticides, I would strongly encourage you to contact Cal Extension Forestry for an herbicide recommendation: https://ucanr.edu/sites/forestry/ Best of luck!
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