You could use roundup to solve the problem and to stop the tree from ever coming back and causing honey fungus in your garden and fairy rings in your lawn. It can be found here at a good price:

http://gardens.taylorschoice.co.uk/p...ller_250ml.php [/i][/color]

Done a few of these.
Dig around, hack the roots with a good axe.
Assorted stump waggles.
You usually get to a point that the stump can be a lever.

Dont use your "best" spade...you will be tempted to
apply to much pressure at some point, when adrenaline and frustration get
the better of you....

Like I sya axe, waggle, patience

How far down does the stump go usually

I mean once I have disconnected the rots can I lever it out or will it
itself be really deep (i.e am i just better off sawing it off below ground
level and covering it up?

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How far down does the stump go usually

I mean once I have disconnected the rots can I lever it out or will it
itself be really deep (i.e am i just better off sawing it off below ground
level and covering it up?

They shouldn't be deep, tree roots spread out just below the surface to
catch water from as large an area as possible. Have you got access all round
the stump, or is it up against a wall or fence? I would chop a root, lever
the stump up, wedge a length of timber underneath, chop another root, more
wedging, chop another root until it comes out. Usually it comes loose when
you're not expecting it, which catches you off-balance and puts you on your
backside in a puddle. This of course will coincide with the presence of the
maximum number of spectators. Sod's law is quite specific on this point.

Steve

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How far down does the stump go usually

Depends on what type of tree it is/was.

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