You for sure can try. But.. I woul dnot do this again. It does not seem to have a good enough effect. In fact, I have only seen ficus and trident maples where this gave a more or less acceptable result

Tillia Cordata
So there's a name for those things, we've been ripping them up by the roots. Sometimes, when you let it grow, weeds can become, so special, sometimes. Maybe, I'll save one...