Even with stump killer some are still stubborn

Wow, those stumps are determined to stay...
but a rather pretty effect :o)

I counted them today 7 left.

Lucky number...Lol.

I wonder what insects are hibernating in and around the stumps.

I had a grove that were once a set of fence posts 60 years ago chopped them down to 6 ft but due to wire through the trunks felt sorry for them but 25 years later they got the chop and still sprouting each year for the last 2
cant put diesel on them as the neighbor shares 1/2 the stumps and objects to nasty things on them so it is just kill my side as well as possible
however a nasty black fungus is eating away at the inside of the trunks so am assisting them in any way i can.

I suppose you can't do much with them, can you? I wonder why they weren't removed when they were cut down?

We couldnt get a stump grinder in that part of the garden Spritz

Oh, I see. So they remain there - as a feature!

No Spritz over 20 have rotted away so theses wont be there for much longer and my garden goes around a corner so this area is not seen.

Are they rotting visibly as well?

Yes If I stuck a fork in them they would probably disintegrate as the others did but they are doing no harm and may be home to allsorts?

I imagine so. :-)

We have an old stump at the top of the garden which is home to an overwintering queen bee...well worth keeping !

BB... do you have any tree stumps etc. on your pics suitable for GoYpedia "Logs" please ?

Have a log by the pond which is covered with recent fungi TT..and the one mentioned above.Will take pics tomorrow and post for you....

Thanks BB :o)

My pleasure...xx

I have just posted a Eucalyptus log TT

I like to see moss growing over things

Found your Eucalyptus log, Denise. Thanks.

An old trick my father and grandfather used on stumps was to knock in three or four copper nails, it worked.

Yes I understand copper nails can kill, thankfully the stumps are dead Merewyn but unless removed nothing gets rid till they rot away and now 18 months later 3 more have gone.