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Originally posted by RickM
The trees are not that big (3" diameter) and the have pretty shallow roots. Just a pain in th A$$ to dig 20 or so up. If I rig up high it will snap the tree as they are pretty weak.
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3" in diameter? Ever heard of a chainsaw? Sheesh! Just cut 'em flush...then bore a few 1/2" or so holes down into the stump. Fill holes with undiluted brush killer, let it soak in. They'll never sprout again. These aren't trees, they are toothpicks. To help tree trunks rot faster,. I usually make a criss cross pattern in them with the saw tip, to below ground level. Rain water collects, speeding the normal rot process...so, if these are trees that sprout easily again? Same trick...only the first "rainwater" is brush killer. If worried about pets, place a weighted bucket over the stump until the brush killer soaks in. Fraying the bark with an axe works too...then just pour a bit of brush killer in the layer between the bark and the heart wood..