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Originally Posted by Zeus
So...long story short, to get rid of them you need to remove as much of the pre-existing root mass of your live oak as possible. The stump and the trailing roots. My knowledge of southern species like the live oak is limited, but I am guessing many of the further roots will be within the top 12" of your soil, so you should be able to remove many of them.
A lot of work though...good luck!
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Any ideas on getting rid of the suckers without removing the tree? That is, any ideas where the suckers won't return? Or is there such a method?
I understand that Live Oak trees go dormant every 100 years, then renew growth for another 100 years and so on. I heard this as hearsay, but looking at some of the massive-sized oaks nearer the gulf coast, I can believe it.