What is the best way to kill a tree that is growing up through concrete?

Question

I have a small, bush like tree that is growing up through the concrete on my back patio. It is very near my house and I'm worried the root system will grow into the foundation of my house and cause problems. The bush/tree is now about two feet tall.

Answer 1

Just cut it of at the base, you may need to repeat this at some time, as you will possibly get off shoots.

Answer 2

Let nature takes its course; sit back, relax, and enjoy the bush.

Answer 3

Roundup

Answer 4

Copper chromium arsenate. It's a chemical compound used to kill tree roots. It's sold in the same aisle alongside the Draino bottles. It probably will be more effective poured down a crack in the patio than its usual route - through a sewer pipe.

Answer 5

using some kind of hand saw, cut it off as close to teh concrete as u can, then take a hammer and chiselor even a flathead screwdriver and pound it into what is left of the trunk until u r at least an inch under the crack.you will need to get some of the concrete mix u can buy ready mixed in a tube from a home depot or some such and fill in the crackboth to keep more plants from coming up and to keep rain out of the crack. any water into the crack will just encourage something else to grow back out and or hasten the cracks

growing larger thru heat and cold . if u cant find or use the ready mix concrete, get some kind of tar filler, go to a hardware store, they all carry it, its not pretty but its way better than paying a couple of grand to replace ur patio.

luck