I have all sorts of volunteers growing on my property - privet, fig,
walnut, etc. If I cut them off they just grow back,

After looking online I discover that there are four manufacturers that
are in common use. They are brushgrubber, extractigator, weed wrench
and puller bear.

After seeing it on "Ask This Old House" I had ordered the
brushgrabber.

The brushgrubber does not work. All it does is peel of the bark and
will not grab the trunk. I am sending it back.

Can someone give be some recommendations on the other manufacturers.
I am not talking about large trunks, but up to a maximum of one inch
diameter.

Thank you.

TomJoad wrote:
I have all sorts of volunteers growing on my property - privet, fig,
walnut, etc. If I cut them off they just grow back,

After looking online I discover that there are four manufacturers that
are in common use. They are brushgrubber, extractigator, weed wrench
and puller bear.

After seeing it on "Ask This Old House" I had ordered the
brushgrabber.

The brushgrubber does not work. All it does is peel of the bark and
will not grab the trunk. I am sending it back.

Can someone give be some recommendations on the other manufacturers.
I am not talking about large trunks, but up to a maximum of one inch
diameter.

Thank you.

During the growing season cut them off at ground level and paint the stump
immediately with undiluted glyphosate.

David

"TomJoad" wrote in message
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I have all sorts of volunteers growing on my property - privet, fig,
walnut, etc. If I cut them off they just grow back,

After looking online I discover that there are four manufacturers that
are in common use. They are brushgrubber, extractigator, weed wrench
and puller bear.

After seeing it on "Ask This Old House" I had ordered the
brushgrabber.

The brushgrubber does not work. All it does is peel of the bark and
will not grab the trunk. I am sending it back.

Can someone give be some recommendations on the other manufacturers.
I am not talking about large trunks, but up to a maximum of one inch
diameter.

Thank you.

I'd be interested to hear what other say. I've had good luck painting with
a pretty stiff solution of glyphosate (Roundup).

TomJoad wrote:
I have all sorts of volunteers growing on my property - privet, fig,
walnut, etc. If I cut them off they just grow back,
[...]
I am not talking about large trunks, but up to a maximum of one inch
diameter.

None of the mentioned puller devices are intended for your application.

Suckers much under 1 inch diameter are too small and soft for any puller
device that clamps on the stem. Also, because in past years you cut off
suckers, the root mass will be much larger than for an untouched sapling.

I would use a Pulaski or mattock type axe or a pickaxe to grub out the
root. Best time to do this is after a heavy rain. Have the axe blades
sharpened before you use it; for safety, these axes are sold with dull
blades.

For really difficult stumps, especially trees with a tap root, I also
use a hand winch and chain.

Una

On Jul 3, 7:31*am, (Una) wrote:
TomJoad wrote:
I have all sorts of volunteers growing on my property - privet, fig,
walnut, etc. *If I cut them off they just grow back,
[...]
I am not talking about large trunks, but up to a maximum of one inch
diameter.

None of the mentioned puller devices are intended for your application.

Suckers much under 1 inch diameter are too small and soft for any puller
device that clamps on the stem. *Also, because in past years you cut off
suckers, the root mass will be much larger than for an untouched sapling.

I would use a Pulaski or mattock type axe or a pickaxe to grub out the
root. *Best time to do this is after a heavy rain. *Have the axe blades
sharpened before you use it; *for safety, these axes are sold with dull
blades.

For really difficult stumps, especially trees with a tap root, I also
use a hand winch and chain.

* * * * Una

Small suckers may be effectively uprooted by the weed twister made by
Ergonica. See tree-of-heaven examples at weedtwister.com .
I make these tools!

Ray

On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:06:31 -0700, TomJoad wrote:

I have all sorts of volunteers growing on my property - privet, fig,
walnut, etc. If I cut them off they just grow back,

After looking online I discover that there are four manufacturers that
are in common use. They are brushgrubber, extractigator, weed wrench
and puller bear.

After seeing it on "Ask This Old House" I had ordered the
brushgrabber.

The brushgrubber does not work. All it does is peel of the bark and
will not grab the trunk. I am sending it back.

Can someone give be some recommendations on the other manufacturers.
I am not talking about large trunks, but up to a maximum of one inch
diameter.

Thank you.

My weed wrench does a good job on trunks up to 1 inch, the biggest
model. However, it is still a lot of work to wrench them from the
ground. I wish it had a longer handle.

It does not handle multistemmed bushes very well and it has a tendency
to sink into soft ground when prying so I sometimes lay a board on the
ground first.

I cleared out a big patch of Buckthorne this spring but there were a
few I just could not get. They tended to be the bigger trunks over 1
inch. It isnt that it wouldnt grip and grab, it's that I couldnt pull
it from the ground even with all my weight on the lever. I really need
to get another person to help.

I bought the extractigator seve3ral yars ago and it works quite well. Need to do after some rain to get the whole root out but I have pulled trees with a 3' root in tact. Also get the big foot attachment,