Pls guys i'd like to know if its possible to kill a tree without having to cut it down because i have a mango tree growing infront of my house thats beginning to constitute a nuisance as it has grown too big and i am now noticing some cracks on the wall of my house.
A friend told me th even if its cut down the roots would keep spreading and it would eventually grow again.

godjohnson: Pls guys i'd like to know if its possible to kill a tree without having to cut it down because i have a mango tree growing infront of my house thats beginning to constitute a nuisance as it has grown too big and i am now noticing some cracks on the wall of my house.
A friend told me th even if its cut down the roots would keep spreading and it would eventually grow again.

Drive a concrete nail through it and the tree will surely die

marvelling:

Drive a concrete nail through it and the tree will surely die

That won't work• Since there's no possible way of killing a tree, your best option is to trim or cut it as it will reduce the growth of the roots for a while•

That's why I shake my head for some people at the way they plant trees which they do not the caracteristics of the adult tree•