how to kill a elderberry tree

cut the stem off as close to the wall as possible and then 'paint' the stump with something like skb or is it sbk? brush wood and stump killer.

Just painting with Systemic Brushwood Killer will not be enough. Drill a hole in the stump, fill it up with neat SBK , plug it with putty. Within a year the whole stump and roots will be dead.

thanks drbob, i knew painting wasnt enough i just couldnt remember what else to do. I seem to remember mixing it with old cooking oil and using it into saw cuts on an elderberry. thats the beauty of this site isnt it. so much help available.