On 5/4/04 7:10 PM, in article ,
"Salty Thumb" wrote:

"Vox Humana" wrote in
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would dig them out. If you think your vehicle is up to the task, you
could attach a rope to them and pull them out. I have seen this done
on TV, but I don't know if it the smart thing to do.

I fought the tree and the tree won!
Digging them out can be a fair amount of work but if you decide to do it
here is what I know about it.
1. Dig your hole around the tree far enough away from the tree so that
you can actually get in the hole to cut under the tree...you want to cut off
as many roots as possible all the way around. So you will need a wide hole.
2. Having a 5ft high stump will provide lots of leverage in rocking the
tree once you have removed lots of the roots. A strong rope tied to your
vehicle will surely give you the pull you need.

BUT.... some trees are easier than others to remove. Yours may be an easy
one. To test if it will be easy, tie a strong rope to the trunk of the tree
(say 5' high) and put some pressure on the rope with your car...Put on the
emergency brake then go to the far side of the tree and with a sharp round
nosed shovel see if you can cut the roots off all around the tree...It won't
take long doing this to know if this way will work for you or if you will
have to use #1 and #2 above.
Good luck
Gary
Fort Langley, BC
Canada