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| Depends on what kind of tree it is and why they are growing in your yard. In general the following rules apply- if you cut a conifer (something with needles) it won't grow back; if you cut a hardwood (deciduous, something with broad leaves) it will grow back. Some hardwoods react to cutting by putting out stool shoots, stump sprouts, or by suckering. If your saplings are first year trees from seed, you're more likely to kill them with pruning and mowing afterwards. If they are 2nd year or older from seed, they'll be harder to kill. If they are from suckers (sprouting from the roots of a damaged tree, probably beyond the edge of your lawn) then they can be really tricky to remove because there is a huge root mass underground powering their regrowth. Repeated mowing and spraying are sometimes required. My luck killing trees is as follows. The sooner you can spray the stumps after cutting the better. A stiff mix of Roundup and water applied immediately after cutting works on some trees. Garlon 4 is usually good for maples. 2,4-d and Banvel is a good mix. 2,4-D ester (not amine) in diesel is a good stump spray and penetrates better a bit longer after cutting than water-based sprays. Make sure to soak the cambium (the white inside of the bark ring) as well as the wood of the stump. Wiping or spraying the leaves with Roundup a few weeks before cutting works well too. If you want to keep grass damage to a minimum and don't mind doing it the hard way, trim the saplings off and hand-spray the stumps immediately (preferably within minutes) with something like a Windex bottle (spray or drip the chem mix from an inch away) or maybe a lawn and garden spray bottle with a few gallon capacity if you have one handy- less bending if you use a wand. I have no experience with Remedy. As with all sprays, follow the label, even in your own yard, yada yada yada...
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