Hello Folks,

I was wondering if I might be able to get some help from this very knowledgeable group. When the contractor cleared the lot for my house, he of course cleared the area for the house completely, trees, stumps and all. On another section of the property, he cut a LOT of 6-10 inch trees and left the stumps cut off low at ground level. My problem is that these stumps keep trying to grow and for the last couple of years have produced 4-6 foot bushes. I trim the bushes but there they are again growing like crazy the next season. Short of jerking the stumps out by the roots, is there an easy, environmentally friendly way to kill these stumps. I'm not trying to get rid of the stumps themselves, just trying to prevent underbrush they create each year. Thanks in advance for your help. 8T