Tree killing plug

[Twybill]

Should we be worried if this product becomes generally available? http://www.jsdrail.com/eco-plug.html

Horticulture Week says it is ready to go on sale.

[Hobby]

Seems like a great idea to me.........

The aspen groves that shoot up in my paddocks may be a thing of the past !!!!

[Bofh]

People have been killing other peoples trees for years, I doubt this would make much difference. We took down a once beautiful Sycamore the other day because a previous neighbour had poisoned it many years ago.

[Twybill]

But this method is far too easy for those who have malaevolent intentions. Killing trees should not be as easy and certain as this.

[happybonzo]

Eco Plugs have been available from BTS ( http://www.btsgroupuk.com/index.php?id=10 ) for some time. We use them and they seem to be very effective

[Bulworthy Project]

As charcoal makers stopping the growth that becomes our future income seems a strange thing to do. Maybe people should invest less in chemicals and more in kilns.

[happybonzo]

Depends on what you are trying to get rid of. I have problems with Rhoddis and Laurel. I was warned off burning the stuff because of the fumes being poisonous.

[Bulworthy Project]

We're lucky not to have any Rhoddis or Laurel and it is hard to see how you would get rid of them otherwise. We have never used chemicals, but wouldn't rule it out, certainly for rhoddis. There do seem be a lot of people who use chemicals as a matter of course. We've been advised by a few people to treat the birch stumps when we cut them down. As charcoal makers, this seems like madness.

[happybonzo]

I got so frustrated that I would sprayed it with Agent Orange and then have dropped Napalm to finish the job...