A friend of mine has asked the following:
>
> "Anyone any idea what would be a good price for getting a tree in the wrong
> place removed?
>
>
> This particular one started off as a weed, growing in the crack between the
> path and the wall of the house, and took hold while I wasn't watching. I can
> now hack it back and hack it back but it has kept growing back and I can't > get it out.
>
>
> Apparently it's an elder, and I'm being quoted 65 quid plus vat - does this
> sound reasonable to anyone?"
>
> The work for which she was quoted - by a tree surgeon - involves again
> hacking the growth back to the ground and applying a systemic poison to kill
> the plant for good. It's only a couple of feet high, but in a very awkward > spot. >
> My own view is that the cost is probably pretty average for the work
> required, given that a call out fee probably applies even if very little
> work is involved and tree surgeons in her area are quite busy and hard to
> find. However, I would have thought it a DIY job, provided one can find an
> appropriate weedkiller. But my friend is the world's worst at DIY (partly
> because she has very little sight).
>
> Any views, please - including any recommendations on what might be an
> effective weedkiller?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Barbara
>
>
Spray it well with Tumbleweed and watch it die over the next two weeks. Right down to the roots.