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Removing Roots From Your Yard

Posted: February 5th, 2020, 10:50 am
by ECUPirate
What's the best way to remove roots from your yard after cutting down trees? I have a riverbirch and a maple in my front yard that I'm going to cut down because they've become too big for the area, and the roots are taking over my grass (especially the riverbirch).

Re: Removing Roots From Your Yard

Posted: February 5th, 2020, 12:43 pm
by TimmyG
Hard labor or heavy equipment. I don't know of any shortcuts. You could rent or have someone come in with a stump grinder to attack the beefiest parts of the roots closest to the trunk.

Re: Removing Roots From Your Yard

Posted: February 5th, 2020, 10:33 pm
by andy10917
+1 Timmy

Re: Removing Roots From Your Yard

Posted: February 6th, 2020, 9:35 pm
by mobiledynamics
If you go the stumpgrinder route....man, tarp off the area and just leave the *hole* where it needs access....

Have had couple of stumps ground day in my days. What a god aweful mess it makes..

Re: Removing Roots From Your Yard

Posted: February 7th, 2020, 1:49 pm
by ECUPirate
Yeah, I think I'm going to go the stump grinding route. Trying to do it by hand doesn't seem like a viable option considering how large they are.