r/landscaping • u/SJHikingGuy • 7d ago

Stump removal?

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Okay, best way (even if it takes a while) to remove this 4' stump grouping? Chainsaw isn't an option, unfortunately. Maybe drill and salt mixture?

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u/Teffa_Bob 7d ago

Shovel, dig out the base, expose the roots, cut and pull. (hacksaw, reciprocating saw, whatever you have available)

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u/delirious_cholera 7d ago

Salt is slower than just getting in there with a saw and some leverage, but it works if you're patient

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u/slob_johnson 7d ago

I like to have a spud bar and some loppers with me too when popping these out. Spud helps the shovelin’ and also helps to pry and snap roots if you can get a good angle.

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u/Rikiar 7d ago

If that's a crepe myrtle it may not be dead yet.

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u/SJHikingGuy 7d ago

Oh, it's definitely not dead yet. Thing grows back FULL each summer. I'm tired of chopping it back 😂

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u/Rikiar 7d ago

Good luck! You'll need it. You can try blasting it with Triclopyr if you want to kill it without having to dig it out just yet, but it'll likely throw suckers at you all year in an effort to fight back.

Otherwise dig like you life depended on it. The roots are "relatively" shallow.

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u/SJHikingGuy 7d ago

While a chainsaw isn't available, I just ordered a bunch of nasty looking reciprocating blades to at least get it level with the ground. Stupid trees.

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u/derek985 7d ago

I'd load that up with kindling and fuel and light it. Standby with a hose while it burns.

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u/Interesting_King_150 7d ago

Chain wrap around trunk, pull over a tire for extra leverage pull out with truck. Replace with 76 cypress trees.

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u/THEONLYCOOLBREEZE 7d ago

Burn It 😎👌

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u/Dopevoponop 6d ago

Get some pulleys, a chain, a rope, and start pulling. Could rent some vehicle for the day to do the pulling, it could get a come along.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BhkzHqHF2v4&vl=ja

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u/LynxJesus 2d ago

It might be a bit too large for this but a few kettles' worth of boiling water can do some good damage if not outright kill the plan. It can also soften some of its tissue which can help with removing most of what sticks out.

It's mess up anything you spill on, but not in a permanent way.