On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 6:55:01 -0400, Ann wrote
Something like this?


http://www.naturalgardening.com/cgi-bin/shop/S-
Mart.cgi?command=listitems&typ
e=group&pos=0&pg=tools&group=garden

Ooh, that does look serious. The picture only shows the business end;
I've written them to ask about the handles. Thanks! If I get it, I'll
report back.

I remember a tool, a heavy-duty bar that grabbed roots of shrubs up to
small trees and pulled them out by the roots with a rocking motion,
priced similarly to the above tool, but it was beefier....I can't find
it. If I do, I'll post it here.

Yes, please do. The things I'm worried about have strong, tangled
roots, so grabbing the roots would be even better.

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 10:20:06 -0400, zxcvbob wrote
That looks very much like a conduit bender.

Definitely a strong resemblance.

Have you thought about paying a kid $20 to pull them up?

Well, a lot of it is that I like taking care of the yard myself, even
if I need better tools. However, as I get older I know I'll have to
depend on others to help, so your point is well taken.

Or cutting
them down and dabbing the stumps with a paintbrush with a strong herbicide?

Hmm, I'd have to experiment. It's a possibility. I'd have to have one
person cutting and another following with the herbicide to hit them
before we lost them ... there are so many of the small (c. 1/8") stems.

Thanks to both,

Edward