Neighbor cut down a smaller Tree of Heaven without knowing what it was - How should I handle all the root suckers popping up on my side of the fence?
My neighbor had some thick foliage between her shed and my fence, and she had it all cleared out a couple months ago. Apparently there was a Tree of Heaven in there and the lawn guys just cut it to the stump. I'm going to talk to her about the proper way to kill it because I'm pretty sure she doesn't even know what it is. We've got black walnut trees in the area so it blends in pretty well.
Now I've got a bunch of little suckers popping up on my side of the fence and I'm not sure the proper way to handle them. I've been reading about the proper way to kill one of the trees and it seems I should wait until July before I start applying any herbicide for best effect. Until then, should I just let these things grow?
In terms of the original tree growing back, should that be treated with basal bark application? As you can see, they're still green so it's pretty young growth.
First few photos are the suckers in my yard, and the last two are the original plant growing back. Keen eyes my notice the spotted lanternfly nymphs crawling the trunk, so I've got to deal with that too. Hooray.