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How to Kill Willow Trees
How to Kill Willow Trees. Willow trees are often found in cold climates in the Northern Hemisphere. There are more than 400 different varieties of willows. They have soft bark and a sap high in salicylic acid, a precursor to aspirin. Willows were often used by the ancient Greeks to treat aches and fever. The wood of the willow is tough and the...
Willow trees are often found in cold climates in the Northern Hemisphere. There are more than 400 different varieties of willows. They have soft bark and a sap high in salicylic acid, a precursor to aspirin. Willows were often used by the ancient Greeks to treat aches and fever. The wood of the willow is tough and the roots are known for their desire to flourish. When removing a willow, if the entire root system is not killed or removed, the tree will sprout new shoots and begin growing again.
Things You'll Need
Work gloves
Protective eyewear
Long sleeved shirt and pants
Work boots
Hard hat
Telephone
Chainsaw
Twine
Non-selective herbicide
Put on work gloves, protective eyewear, long sleeved shirt and pants, work boots, and a hard hat. These items will protect you during the tree’s removal.
Call your local waste removal company and ask how they prefer to pick up tree limbs and logs. Most companies prefer the limbs and logs to be bundled and bound with twine.
Cut the willow tree as close to the ground as possible with your chainsaw.
Cut the tree into limbs and logs with your chainsaw. Bind the limbs and logs with twine. Set out by your road on the day your waste removal company comes for trash.
Cut the stump straight down its center with your chainsaw.
Pour non-selective herbicide on the stump. This will soak into the tree and its root system, killing the entire tree. The stump will begin to rot and eventually compost into soil.
Tips & Warnings
Use extreme caution when operating a chainsaw.
