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YOUR QUESTION #0021266:

sprouters invading landscape rock

A somewhat shaded "alley" of landscape rock perhaps 7-8' in width runs along my property for ~40'. It is flanked by my house on one side and a fence on the other. My neighbor's property and the suspected culprit tree is on the other side of the fence. When I pull up a shoot, its roots travel back toward the fence, they are not black, and they are extremely difficult to pull unless only 3-5 inches tall. My problems: 1. I don't know the identity of this nuisance plant. 2. I'm wondering how to safely eradicate it. Young children occasionally play or pass through the area and there is a screen porch alongside at one point so I want to be thoughtful regarding herbicides. 3. I would like to stop new shoots from developing. 4. I have digital photos of the tree I suspect and a branch and the alleyway under attack, but (my apologies) I was not able to attach them using the file upload option offered. If I could send an ordinary email to you with this information above and the photos attached, I'd be glad to do so, but I need the email address of course. Any assistance you might provide would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Bryce

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