The treatments consisted of four different herbicides and two different timings of application. The herbicide treatments were glyphosate, glyphosate and metsulfuron-methyl, triclopyr, and triclopyr ...

The homeowner's removal plan involved the common practice of "stump cut + glyphosate/triclopyr ... ester mixed with diesel using a 1-to-3 ratio or following the label on the herbicide.