Stump-Out Stump & Vine Killer, 8 oz with Applicator

We have a large garden area surrounding a 2-level patio that had been let go for over 10 years when my elderly mother lived with us. Last year, we decided to clean it up but it was so overgrown with weeds, honeysuckle bushes and trees that had grown from fallen seeds, the task was insurmountable for 2 people in their late 70's. So, we hired a landscaping company to clean it up and to remove all of the unwanted bushes and trees. $7500 later, the garden area did look nicer even if they had removed some of the trees we wanted to keep and cut back and trampled on most of the hostas, brunnera, and other perennials. This year the weeds came back with a vengeance. The wild raspberries, honeysuckle bushes, and trees had been only cut back to stumps. So, they were all growing back. Since the raspberry bushes are shallow rooted, they were easy enough for me to dig out. While I removed weeds a section at a time and transplanted some of the perennials as needed, my husband dug out some of the smaller stumps, but some were just to large to remove with a shovel and a pick.. I found out about Bonide stump remover on a YouTube video and decided to try it on some of the larger stumps. This stuff really does work!! Using the brush applicator it doesn't seem like you are using enough, but you don't need much to kill a stump. We had a grapevine climbing a walnut tree that had a 3" diameter stem attached the tree and growing at least 50' into the tree. I pulled it away from the tree and cut it off with a saw at ground level. Then I applied Bonide Stump & Vine Killer to the stump. So far, this vine has not regrown or sent out new shoots. Still haven't figured out how to get the dead vine out of the tree, though. I have also stopped new growth on a walnut tree stump and a few honeysuckle bushes. Fortunately, the landscaper left a 2"-3" stump in most cases, so I cut off the top 1"-2" and apply Bonide to the fresh cut. This is important as the cut needs to be fresh for the stump killer to be absorbed by the stump to kill the roots. So far this stump and vine killer seems to be working and has help quite a bit in the cleanup of our garden area. I would recommend this product, but make sure you apply it to a fresh cut. I have added a couple of pictures of the patio garden and a couple other areas after cleanup to give you an idea of the size of this project. UPDATE 11/12/24: It has been over 3 months since I treated a number of bush and tree stumps in addition to a few huge vines that were growing up our trees. At this point, I have seen no new growth on any of the stumps and vines that I treated with this Stump & Vine killer. This stuff really does work. UPDATE 7/28/25: This year I continued with the cleanup around our patio and around the house. We had let the landscape go for a number of years and in that time huge grape vines, wild raspberries, honeysuckle bushes, and quite a few unwanted trees had planted themselves and grown quite large. This year none of the trees, bushes, and vines that had been cut and treated with Bonide Stump and Vine killer had grown back. To continue the cleanup this year, I tackled a large area in the front of the house with 3 large evergreen trees that had been overrun with weeds, wild raspberries, and grape vines grown 20 feet into the trees as well as unwanted 6-7 foot honeysuckle bushes and box elder trees that had planted themselves. One of the grape vines had more of a trunk than a stem with multiple side growths that went everywhere. I used a lopper to remove the stem growth and pulled the vines out of the surrounding trees and bushes. I used a trowel to remove the soil from around the base of the main trunk, and used a hand chain saw to cut this trunk below ground level. Then I coated the fresh cut with Bonide Stump and Vine killer. I did basically the same to remove 4 box elder trees, 3 honeysuckle bushes, a black cherry tree, and buckthorn bush. I am a 78 year old woman, and I am not about to try to dig out the roots of all of the large plants that I removed although I did remove all of the weeds and wild raspberries. This area was about 30' x 7' . Once cleared, I covered all of the ground with mulch to discourage future weed growth. This area now looks so much cleaner and nicer, and I am sure the trees and bushes I treated will not grow back. I have to say I am so happy this area is done. I hope this review was helpful for you.

I have a massive bindweed (wild morning glory) problem in all of my flower beds and vegetable garden. We have dug it up, picked it and all it seems to do is encourage it. The English call it Devils Guts because of its horizontal roots that go up to 50 feet some say. It’s pure evil. After years of research online, I have not found effective method for getting rid of this weed until I found this product. I cut the weed at the ground level and paint the stump and vine killer on the cut stems, and the bindweed does not come back up! It’s tedious when you have so much of it but at least I found something that works. Hallelujah!

I needed to systemically kill the root system on a 12" diameter magnolia tree stump. Due to location, I couldn't use a stump grinding company, and the root system was pushing against a retaining wall. So the same day I cut the tree down, I drilled holes in the stump (while the wood was still soft) and using a funnel, I poured the Stump-Out into each of the dozen holes. That was in late April. Here it is August and the stump is already starting to disintegrate, and no soldiers/suckers.

Thank goodness - a bottle of stump and weed killer that doesn't have to be mixed with water and used with some kind of sprayer that needs to be bought separately - which would be just another thing I have to store in my limited space. And the brush is perfect for applying precisely to cut saplings of things I don't want while not dripping onto the things that I do. I had been worrying about climbing around the farm cleared stone walls on my property to cut saplings growing there and then scrambling down to grab a bowl of brush killer to apply it quickly and breaking my neck. I still have to scramble up the stone walls and through shrubs on uneven ground to kill the unwanted woody plants - but I have the bottle, loosely capped in a pocket so it's right there to apply right away - because the sooner you apply this to a fresh cut, the better it works. I can't give this enough stars. Why can't other manufacturers think of people who don't need to weed, like, Versailles with massive amounts of product that's difficult to apply unless you have just the right equipment?

It really did not work for me. I put it on twice. But there is no regrowth.

I can’t do without this product. It is excellent for use on invasive species of trees and shrubs. I also use it in small amounts mixed with 30% vinegar for spraying invasive weeds or vines like blackberry and Oregon grape. It kills to the roots on young plants. Larger trees or vines may need a second or third application to kill the roots perminently. It works the best over any other product I’ve tried. I just wish it came in a larger size. The instructions are adequate but the applicator brush is too small so I use a larger brush for medium to large stumps. I can’t recommend this product enough. IMO this is a must have for every serious gardener or property.

The sellers shipped this item in a plastic bag with scotch tape holding the top down. This product is highly toxic (it can kill small animals like cats and dogs) and it is not sealed under the cap. When I opened the plastic bag it was coated on the inside with the highly toxic chemical that can actually burn your skin. There was about 10% of the product missing and the scotch tape was dislodged. I would normally not complain about something like this but this product is so hazardous I felt like it was important to relay how improperly it was shipped. I don’t want to refund because shipping this product is not safe if the right materials are not used, I do not have this experience.

Worked. I found two separate thick tree roots abutting my home's foundation. I pulled up the roots out of the ground as much as I could, used the applicator to apply this stuff, and wrapped each root in saran wrap to let the product percolate for a couple of days. Roots are now dead. TY!

Seems to be working well

This is a repeat order and it worked the last time i used it.

Good, but needed a stronger product.

So far so good, needed it because blackberry shoots was growing through my new hedge even though I didn't plant any blackberry plants. Seems to be working I cut the blackberry shoots right back and applied the product. Looking at it yesterday seems to be working but you must cut back all blackberry shoots and apply the product to each individual shoot for it to work and give the shoots couple coats with brush provided. Plus needs 24 hours of no rain for it to work. For me as I said so far so good but had to wait for winter months to apply when leaves fallen of my hedge to get to blackberry shoots that started growing through my hedge. Plus you won't see a result straight away can take weeks to see if it has worked but for me I'm hoping I've tackled my blackberry shoots coming up in the wrong spot, as where I live I've noticed blackberry shoots coming up in quite a few gardens even though the owners haven't planted any.

Don't know if it will work yet as only just painted the stumps, but bottle arrived damaged, leaking and only half full . Would have returned for refund but planned the cutting down so had to use it on that day