3 ways you can take out a tree. One way with regret - two with intent.
There are ways to control unwanted trees in a forest or landscape. You can also fatally harm a tree you have every intent to protect. These three methods have very little in common in the methods used or with intentions to do tree harm. They all can kill - some with swift results, some with a slow loss in the struggle for survival.
Here I show you how to kill your favorite tree in 10 steps.
These are steps that you probably want to avoid. The steps I have listed are arranged through a tree's life, from planting to maturity to old age - cradle to grave.
Sometimes trees just need to go. There are places where a tree becomes a nuisance or, even worse, a danger. The good news is, you have the option to chemically treat and kill trees for the greater good. An entire industry of herbicide manufacturers exist to control woody-stemmed plants in the forest for many reasons.
Killing a tree is hard work, particularly if you avoid using chemical assistance. You have to cut off a tree's water, food and/or sunlight at a critical time in it's life cycle to do the job. These methods are usually used in the urban landscape and yard - including simply cutting it down.