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Discussion Thread 🚂 Thursday 19 February 2026 (aussie.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Good luck, I did some reading about that and it's a tough job. Eye (and even ear) protection advised, apparently their pointy leaves have been known to both blind and deafen people by poking into places they do not belong.

Do you have a stump treatment/removal plan to stop regrowth?

[–] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Have my gardening goggles!!! For ears I should be okay. Going to cut the branches off and then trim them at ground level.

For the stumps, I have some poison ready. Hate using it, but not going to pay for a stump grinder.