I do agree with Shaggy that DC pups tend to be very tough from a small size. If they are removed without major injury, they will grow at a slower pace at first. Then some 6 mths later, they will go boom!
I had a few removed from roadside clumps without the aid of a digging tool, kinda yanked off and they are living well today. I wanted a bunch of these for landscaping at my nursery and they are common by the roadside cos it's
out of fashion here.