# Best way to kill a plant/tree **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 12, 2003, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-kill-a-plant-tree/174674 "2003-05-12T12:25:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-kill-a-plant-tree/174674/41 "2003-05-12T20:56:31Z")
This is how I killed a plum tree my wife wanted us to keep, but I thought was pathetic looking, and was half dead anyway: Use a 3/4 inch spade bit at a downward angle, then pour in full strength round up. Add a little more a couple days later. To prep: Find a branch that has fallen off the tree, or take a branch from a similar looking tree. Whittle the branch so it fits perfectly into a 2x4. Since you’ll be doing this at night, practice pouring the round up and inserting the cover branch in the dark. Some sort of commotion out front helps. A fully charge cordless drill and very sharp bit helps. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-kill-a-plant-tree/174674/42 "2003-05-12T20:59:56Z")
:smack: to clarify: on the 2x4, you’ve drilled a hole at a downward angle with the same bit for practice. ---
**Author:** ![BioHazard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3bc359/32.png) [@BioHazard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BioHazard)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-kill-a-plant-tree/174674/43 "2003-05-12T21:08:05Z")
EASY!!! Just have a Multi-Keg party, invite all your friends, hand out flyers, and then call the tree the designated Urinal. This worked WAY to well for a friend of mine. Just be sure to warn people about the tree… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-kill-a-plant-tree/174674.md?page=2)