How to Kill a Tree - Popular But Terrible Advice

In this video, I talk about some of the bad advice I have found on the web for killing a tree. This bad advice does not appear in obscure corners of the web. In fact, I found all of these bad recommendations on the first page of results on "how to kill a tree."
00:48 - “One of the best ways to kill a tree is to simply cut it down.” Wrong.
01:34 - ”Use an herbicide on foliage up to 15 feet high.” Wrong.
02:01 - “Salt is a good alternative to herbicide.” Wrong.
02:34 - “Do copper nails kill a tree? The short answer is maybe.” Wrong.
03:24 - "Target roots with a soil treatment." Wrong.
0:412 - “Tree grub: This is like a root-eating caterpillar that lives in the tree’s roots.” Wrong.