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How to remove a small tree desgnr 04-10-2008
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Posted by Bert Byfield on April 10, 2008, 3:01 pm
> I have a 6' tall evergreen tree i want to remove.
> I used a circular saw to cut down the branches.
> Right now it is about 2' high & i tried to dig the remaining part
> out. I am getting nowhere because the roots look like 2" in
> diameter & the tree wont budge when i push on it.
> I can't get the saw under to cut the bottom off.
> How can i remove it ?

Dig away the dirt as step one.





Posted by L D'Bonnie on April 10, 2008, 3:06 pm
desgnr wrote:
> I have a 6' tall evergreen tree i want to remove.
> I used a circular saw to cut down the branches.
> Right now it is about 2' high & i tried to dig the remaining part out.
> I am getting nowhere because the roots look like 2" in diameter & the tree
> wont budge when i push on it.
> I can't get the saw under to cut the bottom off.
> How can i remove it ?
>
>

Sawzall, cheap ugly blades. You can cut the stump and roots below the
ground level.

Circular saw on a tree? Got a good health care plan?

Posted by HeyBub on April 10, 2008, 3:18 pm
desgnr wrote:
> I have a 6' tall evergreen tree i want to remove.
> I used a circular saw to cut down the branches.
> Right now it is about 2' high & i tried to dig the remaining part out.
> I am getting nowhere because the roots look like 2" in diameter & the
> tree wont budge when i push on it.
> I can't get the saw under to cut the bottom off.
> How can i remove it ?

Forget about the digging. Cut it off as close to the ground as you can.

Cover the stump with a coffee can.

Wait.



Posted by Dan Espen on April 10, 2008, 4:06 pm

> I have a 6' tall evergreen tree i want to remove.
> I used a circular saw to cut down the branches.
> Right now it is about 2' high & i tried to dig the remaining part out.
> I am getting nowhere because the roots look like 2" in diameter & the tree
> wont budge when i push on it.
> I can't get the saw under to cut the bottom off.
> How can i remove it ?

Next time leave more than 2 feet.
The more you leave, the more leverage you get
to rock the thing loose.

Dig out a ring about 3 feet from the trunk.
Go down about a foot.
Cut any roots you find there.
Then remove any dirt from the ball and you should
be able to get the tree and roots out of the hole.

I've done a bunch of bushes and trees of this size
and bigger. It's hard work but doable.

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on April 10, 2008, 10:56 pm
wrote:
> > I have a 6' tall evergreen tree i want to remove.
> > I used a circular saw to cut down the branches.
> > Right now it is about 2' high & i tried to dig the remaining part out.
> > I am getting nowhere because the roots look like 2" in diameter & the tr=
ee
> > wont budge when i push on it.
> > I can't get the saw under to cut the bottom off.
> > How can i remove it ?
>
> Next time leave more than 2 feet.
> The more you leave, the more leverage you get
> to rock the thing loose.
>
> Dig out a ring about 3 feet from the trunk.
> Go down about a foot.
> Cut any roots you find there.
> Then remove any dirt from the ball and you should
> be able to get the tree and roots out of the hole.
>
> I've done a bunch of bushes and trees of this size
> and bigger. =EF=BF=BDIt's hard work but doable.

cut level with ground, drill some holes in stump with spade bits, add
rotting stuff if you want.

evergreen stumps dont grow back, and patience is a virtue. mother
nature will remove whats left over time.

its not worth the work digging out the stump

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