What are these?

[terminat0r]

Hi all,

For the past few years these rascals have been showing up around my tree and they're becoming a pain to continuously trim them down. Does anyone know what they are called and how I can get rid of them?

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[Chuck]

Hi all,

For the past few years these rascals have been showing up around my tree and they're becoming a pain to continuously trim them down. Does anyone know what they are called and how I can get rid of them?

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I would guess that they are suckers coming up from the roots of the tree. If they are the only way to remove them is to remove the tree. What kind of tree is it? If it isn't suckers it is a mystery