Steve from San Diego, Ca writes
My neighbor will not remove or trim a Large Ficus Tree. It drops nuts and leaves my yard messy and needs a lot of clean up.
In order to kill a tree that size, you would get the best results cutting the tree down to a stump and treating the fresh cut stump directly. If the trunk diameter is less than 6-8 inches, then you could potentially do a basal bark treatment with the Hi-Yield Range and Pasture Triclopyr + D. You would mix approximately 5 ounces per gallon of solution, mixing in diesel No. 1 or 2 or kerosene, then spraying the basal part of the tree up to a height of 15-20 inches off the ground. If you do not need this much product, then could also use Fertilome Brush Killer and Stump Killer.
Answer last updated on: 05/22/2016
