QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsHedges and Shelter beltsold hedge 0 Vote Up Vote Down ann shanley asked 16 years ago we have an old sally hedge which we want to get rid of. We cut it down to the base is there anything else we need to do. We want to set new hedge in its place. 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 7 years ago Cut it down to the ground and paint the stump’s cut surface with undiluted Roundup to prevent re-sprouting.