Lobster wrote:
I've got an old cherry tree stump which I really want rid of. It's
probably about 10" high by 15" across, and the problem is that it's
in an awkward position at the foot of a banked area, and surrounded
by paving stones, so would be very disruptive and difficult to dig
out. It's inaccessible to a tree stump grinder (other than maybe
something hand- held).

Burning it out seems the way forward, and I've tried several times
(over years), burying the thing in burning coal. Trouble is the stump
doesn't really burn much as such; it just chars over, and has got
quite dished on top, but there's a lot more to go. Anyway, it
occurred to me that maybe I could try again this summer but first
impregnate the remaining timber over a period of time (maybe
honeycombing it with a drill first) to encourage it to burn properly.
Anyone tried this? What would be good to use, that wouldn't just
evaporate off?


living wood won't burn like this, there's way too much water content for any
kind of acclerant to have any effect.
If it's dished, holding water will help rot it away, but over a long period
of time.
You might want to get some deep cuts in it, either with a chainsaw or by
hand to speed things along, a sledge axe will help but will posibly get
jammed.

I'm not after getting the whole thing out - if I just get the stump
below ground level and cover it with a plant tub or something, that
would be fine!

Or any other constructive ideas!?

Raise the ground around it and put planters over the larger raised area