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Removing a Tree
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I need to remove a tree It was about 3 metres high when it was full height. It was cut a coupel of eyars back so there is only a stump there (its about 30cm across so quite small) I have started digging around it and have exposed one of the roots. Is it ok to fidn the roots nd just sever them to stop anything growing back? I do want to remove the main part of the stump - so I am thinking of finding all the roots and chopping them off - but how deep might the actual stump part go down? I want to play grass on top so I spose I could always bdig quite deep and then saw it off so the stump is below 'ground level' and then cover again with mud? How can I ensure it doesnt grow back again in a few years and coem out through my new turf? |
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"mo" wrote in message ... Hi I need to remove a tree It was about 3 metres high when it was full height. It was cut a coupel of eyars back so there is only a stump there (its about 30cm across so quite small) I have started digging around it and have exposed one of the roots. Is it ok to fidn the roots nd just sever them to stop anything growing back? I do want to remove the main part of the stump - so I am thinking of finding all the roots and chopping them off - but how deep might the actual stump part go down? I want to play grass on top so I spose I could always bdig quite deep and then saw it off so the stump is below 'ground level' and then cover again with mud? How can I ensure it doesnt grow back again in a few years and coem out through my new turf? You've got a hell of a job on, 30 cm is going to seem quite substantial to you fairly soon. Yes, you can sever the roots and remove the stump, and it *shouldn't* come back. Or you could get the stump grinder guys in. Or you could hack away at the stump and roots with any implement of destruction you may have, until it's at least 2" below soil level. Do a bit at a time over several sessions, or you'll end up wishing you had. Don't ask me how I know :-) Or you could make a feature of it, either by putting containers on it, or by making holes in it and planting direct into it, ferns look good in this situation. Incidentally, if you're ever in the position of wanting to remove a tree like this again, don't cut it to a stump, cut it to about or just below eye level (for safety's sake). Then you can use the tall stump for leverage to get at the roots. Good luck Steve |
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"shazzbat" replied: Incidentally, if you're ever in the position of wanting to remove a tree like this again, don't cut it to a stump, cut it to about or just below eye level (for safety's sake). Then you can use the tall stump for leverage to get at the roots. What excellent advice, I do wish you had given it last month, before I chopped my small plum tree down to a very small stump. Mike Derby |
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from "Mike Derby" contains these words: "shazzbat" replied: Incidentally, if you're ever in the position of wanting to remove a tree like this again, don't cut it to a stump, cut it to about or just below eye level (for safety's sake). Then you can use the tall stump for leverage to get at the roots. What excellent advice, I do wish you had given it last month, before I chopped my small plum tree down to a very small stump. Standard procedure. We were asked by the warden of a Scout campsite to clear up after an enthusiastic bungler made a clearing by cutting down a number of trees. It wasn't possible to erect a tent of any size without including a stump or two - not good for groundsheets... I wouldn't recommend using our method unless you know what you're doing, though: with an auger, drill right through the stump into the soil beneath, place small charge of fuzed blasting powder at the bottom, hammer into the hole a dowel with a channel for the fuze, attach dowel to ten feet of strong cord, peg other end securely into the ground, light fuze, retire to safe distance. TUMP! Slight thud under the feet, dowel rises and describes an arc, landing twenty feet away, stump rises an inch, but all the roots are broken. Block and tackle (or differential pulley if a big stump) and out it comes. Easy-peasy Forget the cord, and you stand some chance of shooting-down a passing aircraft... -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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"Rusty_Hinge" wrote in message k... The message from "Mike Derby" contains these words: "shazzbat" replied: Incidentally, if you're ever in the position of wanting to remove a tree like this again, don't cut it to a stump, cut it to about or just below eye level (for safety's sake). Then you can use the tall stump for leverage to get at the roots. What excellent advice, I do wish you had given it last month, before I chopped my small plum tree down to a very small stump. Standard procedure. We were asked by the warden of a Scout campsite to clear up after an enthusiastic bungler made a clearing by cutting down a number of trees. It wasn't possible to erect a tent of any size without including a stump or two - not good for groundsheets... I wouldn't recommend using our method unless you know what you're doing, though: with an auger, drill right through the stump into the soil beneath, place small charge of fuzed blasting powder at the bottom, hammer into the hole a dowel with a channel for the fuze, attach dowel to ten feet of strong cord, peg other end securely into the ground, light fuze, retire to safe distance. TUMP! Slight thud under the feet, dowel rises and describes an arc, landing twenty feet away, stump rises an inch, but all the roots are broken. Block and tackle (or differential pulley if a big stump) and out it comes. Easy-peasy Forget the cord, and you stand some chance of shooting-down a passing aircraft... -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig Your method sounds like fun - particularly with Nov.5th just a few days away! Pat |
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The message
from "Pat P" contains these words: Your method sounds like fun - particularly with Nov.5th just a few days away! Blaster Bates used to use a superabundance of gelignite and launch trees... -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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"Rusty_Hinge" wrote in message k... .. We were asked by the warden of a Scout campsite to clear up after an enthusiastic bungler made a clearing by cutting down a number of trees. Tee Hee, I read that as enthusiastic bugler...... We had a lot of fun-(not) , when we had to remove our Willow, which had split in two pieces, was intertwined , and had a diameter of 12 feet, the tree guys took it down to 5' and refused to do any more, it was hollow inside, we used it for our bonfire for a while, my husband nearly killed himself digging out at least a channel to put the peice of fencing through, correct, right on a boundry and next door denied ownership of it... but we dont have problems with roots, as it was nearly dead anyway! |
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from "Sheila" contains these words: "Rusty_Hinge" wrote in message k... .. We were asked by the warden of a Scout campsite to clear up after an enthusiastic bungler made a clearing by cutting down a number of trees. Tee Hee, I read that as enthusiastic bugler...... Blowing your own trumpet? We had a lot of fun-(not) , when we had to remove our Willow, which had split in two pieces, was intertwined , and had a diameter of 12 feet, What, the bole or the canopy? Or do you mean circumference? The biggest trees we ever took down were two poplars which were somewhere in the region of 120 ft high, and with a bole diameter of six feet. The cuts of our 36" Pioneer power saw *JUST* met in the middle... the tree guys took it down to 5' and refused to do any more, it was hollow inside, 'Tree guys' reminds me of the two Irishmen who see a notice: "Tree Fellers Required". "Pity," says Pat "that there are only the two of us..." Just why, I wonder, would 'tree guys' not want to take the last five feet down? I can understand them not wanting to take down everything *ABOVE* five feet... -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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Some trees turn out to have not much at all below ground, especially if they are conifers. Others turn out to have some extraordinary quantity of stuff below ground and are really hard work to dig out. Some trees are killed if you sever the main routes, others can grow back from the roots left behind, just like you can propagate some plants from a root cutting. These latter need to be killed first before you remove the stump, by drilling holes in the stump and tipping in SBK mixed with oil. |
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"mo" wrote in message ... Hi I need to remove a tree It was about 3 metres high when it was full height. It was cut a coupel of eyars back so there is only a stump there (its about 30cm across so quite small) I have started digging around it and have exposed one of the roots. I have sorted several trees in my garden simply by cutting them off just below soil level and turfing over. Some produced shoots but only for the first season of mowing then they gave up. The largest trunk was reduced to below soil level by firstly drilling lots of holes down into it, then beating the remains with a big hammer. Mike |
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Muddymike wrote:
The largest trunk was reduced to below soil level by firstly drilling lots of holes down into it, then beating the remains with a big hammer. Mike email dashed off to the RSPCT! -- Pete C London UK |
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The message
from "Muddymike" contains these words: I have sorted several trees in my garden simply by cutting them off just below soil level and turfing over. Some produced shoots but only for the first season of mowing then they gave up. The largest trunk was reduced to below soil level by firstly drilling lots of holes down into it, then beating the remains with a big hammer. Drill holes in it and fill with sulphuric acid - battery acid does fine if the pharmacist hasn't got any. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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"mo" wrote in message
... Hi I need to remove a tree It was about 3 metres high when it was full height. It was cut a coupel of eyars back so there is only a stump there (its about 30cm across so quite small) I have started digging around it and have exposed one of the roots. Is it ok to fidn the roots nd just sever them to stop anything growing back? I do want to remove the main part of the stump - so I am thinking of finding all the roots and chopping them off - but how deep might the actual stump part go down? I want to play grass on top so I spose I could always bdig quite deep and then saw it off so the stump is below 'ground level' and then cover again with mud? How can I ensure it doesnt grow back again in a few years and coem out through my new turf? You need a 5' crowbar, a sharp axe and a spade. Dig a 2' wide ditch around the trunk and cut off the roots at both ends as they are exposed by the digging and prising with the crowbar. Soon, when you have dug down about 2', you will be able to rock the trunk with the crowbar and you will be amazed how easily it gives up. Elbow grease is cheap!! I wish you luck. Regards, Emrys Davies. |
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Say I dig aroudn the stump and cut the roots off - what is the best way to
cut it when its below soil level - i wont have much space to work in - i dont fancy the idea of battering it away - i oculd probably do it with an axe but it sounds liek too much work! |
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On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:43:34 -0000, "mo" wrote and
included this (or some of this): Say I dig aroudn the stump and cut the roots off - what is the best way to cut it when its below soil level - i wont have much space to work in - i dont fancy the idea of battering it away - i oculd probably do it with an axe but it sounds liek too much work! Angle grinder? -- ®óñ© © ²°¹°-°² |
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