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There are several sumac trees growing just on the other side of the fence between me and our neighbours. They are only about 4" at the base now, but these things grow fast around here, and spread. I always heard an old wives tale about driving a copper nail in a tree to kill it, but I doubt that works. I know if I cut the bark all around it would do it, but that's obvious. Any ideas for a discreet death?
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Pour a bunch of regular old table salt around the base.
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In other words, you don't have balls enough to go talk to your neighbor face to face like a man. It is his property - you want advice on how to be a criminal. Good luck.
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Have you talked to you neighbor about them? I would start there first.
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Last edited by Crockettnj; 02/18/20. Reason: Just saw this wasnt your tree.
Quit giving in inch by inch then looking back to lament the mile behind ya and wonder how to preserve those few feet left in front of ya. They'll never stop until they're stopped. That's a fact.
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Drain-0 crystals in a hole bored in the trunk. Lots of copper nails driven in. That's what I was told right here.
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delted.
Last edited by Crockettnj; 02/18/20. Reason: Just saw this wasnt your tree.
Quit giving in inch by inch then looking back to lament the mile behind ya and wonder how to preserve those few feet left in front of ya. They'll never stop until they're stopped. That's a fact.
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In other words, you don't have balls enough to go talk to your neighbor face to face like a man. It is his property - you want advice on how to be a criminal. Good luck. Yep. How true. Hope you get sued to extinction, it’s not your land.
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Whine like a little girl until the high pitched wailing kills them. 
One shot, one kill........ It saves a lot of ammo!
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Drill at a down angle into trunk below ground, pour brush killer in hole. Guaranteed
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There are several sumac trees growing just on the other side of the fence between me and our neighbours. They are only about 4" at the base now, but these things grow fast around here, and spread. I always heard an old wives tale about driving a copper nail in a tree to kill it, but I doubt that works. I know if I cut the bark all around it would do it, but that's obvious. Any ideas for a discreet death? Maybe you could visit with them about the trees and ask if you could cut them down. If you don't want them, they might not either.
We may know the time Ben Carson lied, but does anyone know the time Hillary Clinton told the truth?
Immersing oneself in progressive lieberalism is no different than bathing in the sewage of Hell.
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Drill a hole into the trunk and put a piece of 1/4" copper tubing in it.
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Drill at a down angle into trunk below ground, pour brush killer in hole. Guaranteed this^^^ “Hack and squirt” Cut through the bark and get into the cambium, get some concentrated Gly in there. However....I don’t want to be a little female dog and pile on like Snyper. My comment is for educational purposes only 👍😃
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There are several sumac trees growing just on the other side of the fence between me and our neighbours. They are only about 4" at the base now, but these things grow fast around here, and spread. I always heard an old wives tale about driving a copper nail in a tree to kill it, but I doubt that works. I know if I cut the bark all around it would do it, but that's obvious. Any ideas for a discreet death? What are you prepared to lose in retaliation after you do it, assuming your neighbor is like you, of course.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
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The OP simply asked how to kill a tree.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
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avenged sevenfold. hahaha
They might drop a litter of kittens in your pool. 🤮😀
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The OP simply asked how to kill a tree. On the other side of the fence line. If he owned the land and trees he wouldn’t be acting like a sneaky thief.
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The OP simply asked how to kill a tree. How do I ruin my neighbor's vehicle, anonymously?
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
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Sugar in the gas tank, you did ask. 
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Kill them one at a time, nobody be the wiser
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