How to Get Rid of Hackberry Trees

The attractive hackberry or Celtis occidentalis makes a useful shade tree, adaptable to U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 to 9, which encompass much of the continental U.S. It’s tough and rarely troubled by disease, growing 30 to 50 feet high with a trunk 10 to 20 inches in diameter. Wildlife like its raisin-flavored fruit, and nesting birds, owls and squirrels may inhabit its branches. If for some reason you need to get rid of hackberry trees, despite their eco-friendliness, eradicate them choosing a method based on their size.

Lawnmower
Glyphosate
Triclopyr
Chain saw
Ax

Instructions

- 1
  Mow the grass to get rid of hackberry seedlings. The mower blade removes their growing tip, and they die.
- 2
  Allow young trees to leaf out in the spring. Spray the leaves with brush or tree killer containing a 2 to 10 percent solution of glyphosate or a 60 percent solution of triclopyr. Spray the leaves thoroughly but not so much that the herbicide runs off.
- 3
  Cut the tree down as near as possible to the ground. Chop or saw a V-shaped notch on the side you want it to fall, and a narrow backcut on the opposite side. Move away along a cleared path when the tree starts to fall. Pour broadleaf weed killer into holes drilled in the stump. Paint leaves of resulting shoots with a weed killer.

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