"Keith Hampson" wrote in message
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The stump which is a horse chestnut was chopped down about 2 month ago, it
is about 15 inch in diameter, if I dig round it how deep will I heed to go
before I reached the roots, and would I need a axe or a chainsaw, and
could
I lift
it?

Could I burn it out by using charcoal or coal, petrol any thing like that

or use http://www.daxproducts.co.uk/rootout.html



Put a metal surrounding to it like a large bucket or washtub and keep that
charcoal going. It's still green wood although dormant this time of year but
constant feeding of the charcoal should eventually burn it all the way below
the ground line. If it's a tall stump use a metal drum to contain the coals.

Or you could rent a stump grinder. Those things really do the trick in
hurry.