What kind of "tree" is this?

Jonks those leaves do look similar to Chinese Elm too. If it's important for you to make an exact ID you can do so by looking for the seed pods from last year. There may be some still hanging on the trees, or lying on the ground.

Chinese Elm seed pods look like this:




Alder seed cones and catkins look like this:

A medium or heavy duty brush hog would chop them down, but the stumps will continue sprouting year after year.

Tordon, Milestone, or Grazeon are some good pasture type sprays that will kill off small trees. These are long lasting weed killers, different than the common farm herbicides, in that they last in the soil 2-3 years with some residual activity. You won't be able to grow any broadleaves or legumes for several years. You can spray the leaves or spray the stumps/ soil and it will soak into the roots and kill the trees. Some of these are cheaper, some are a bit restricted in some states/ need a licence, you'll have to see what is available in your area. So. Spray the leaves, or spray the area, or paint the fresh cut stumps, and it will get rid of the tree. If you want less chemical use, now the trees down and pain the stumps the same day.....

Any of these 3 products are designed to do what you want to do.

Paul

JONKS

this is all it takes to bush hog some small brush/trees. I have used a 6 ft bush hog to clear small tress up to 3 inch.

That's my vote too. We have lots.

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Most likely elm, chinese, sometimes around here called Pizz Elm. Don't think you will find Alder in much of Kansas.

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Looks like an Elm to me. Any good brush killer will knock it down.

Then you have a dead tree in your field.

If you brush hog it, you end up with stobs galore, then you cannot drive a rubber tired vehicle over it for years, and they sprout back.

I put a saw blade on a big straight shaft Stihl weed eater and cut off several hundred sprouts. Had a teenager follow me with a bottle of Tordon to treat the stumps. Make sure to cut them off close to the ground.

Good luck, Gene

Gene has the right idea, chopping them off don't do any good, they just sprout back from the stumps which are a hazzard anyway. Tordon or Remedy will get rid of them.

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