getting rid of maple trees growing all over??

[sgilroy]

What's the best way to get rid of maple trees that keep sproutuing up all over our yard? we can usually pull them up if we catch them early enough, but we have a number of them that are too big to simply pull out. one of the areas we want to lay down a patio and i'm concerned that these will grow back and push up the patio. CAN THEY BE SPRAYED WITH SOMETHING TO KILL THE ROOTS AND ALL?

THANK FOR THE HELP.
Scott

[NCSULandscaper]

if you mow them they usually dont come back

[Stonehenge]

Roundup works pretty well, too.

[sgilroy]

Will roundup work on ones that stand about 3 feet tall with 1/2"+ stems/trunks?

thanks for the help. great forum!!

[dan deutekom]

Yes it will

[GLAN]

Yeah...........but you will have to still pull them

[TrickyDick]

yoiu will have to dig them out when you do your patio anyway

[Natural]

what type of maple??? If there is a larger more mature Norway Maple tree nearby you will always have new saplings sprouting. If you just mow it they will come back, if you use round up on plants that small it should kill them with a good dose, but as someone said...if you're doing a proper install of a patio you should be excavating anyways