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Should I cut/dig out the roots to stop them from growing back, that's what I did on some stumps, environmentally friendly way to get rid.
A battery operator small reciprocating saw, cut the roots off around the stump. Then once these are all cut out, you can pull it out and it's gone.
Hopefully that works, I had to get a gardener in with a stump grinder as I have stumps near the fence and sycamore just don't die. (I still feel bad about killing it, but it was really in the way). You can rent stump grinders but it's not cheap.
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I'd do as much digging out as you can, fig trees are notorious for being tough.
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The tree was a 4-5 y.o. fig tree
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Hello garden people,
I cut down 4 weeks ago a tree from our small London garden. Applied some root killer to the stump, which has now turned a dark shade of brown. Should I cut/dig out the roots to stop them from growing back or just leave the nasty chemicals to do the job for me?
I was planning to apply some more in a couple of weeks actually.
The tree was a 4-5 y.o. fig tree, trunk about 20cm diam.