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I have 3 big (5' tall) holly bushes i want gone.
Posted on 4/14/20 at 3:46 pm
Posted on 4/14/20 at 3:46 pm
I dont want to fire someone with an excavator. I dont need a quick solution. Can i just cut the truck at the root and do something to it to kill it?
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Posted on 4/14/20 at 3:48 pm to CarRamrod
Yes, just cut the trunk low enough to allo your mower over it. If you can
t get the cut low enough for the mower, new sprouts off the low stump aresensitive to roundup. If all that sounds like too much work, get a chain and a dooley
t get the cut low enough for the mower, new sprouts off the low stump aresensitive to roundup. If all that sounds like too much work, get a chain and a dooley
This post was edited on 4/14/20 at 3:50 pm
Posted on 4/14/20 at 3:49 pm to CarRamrod
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Can i just cut the truck at the root and do something to it to kill it?
Yep, cut it and apply tordon.
Posted on 4/14/20 at 4:00 pm to luvdoc
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get a dooley
This one?
Posted on 4/14/20 at 4:06 pm to fitz
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Back the truck up.
this, dig a little out, and axe the rest when there is a bit of tension
Posted on 4/14/20 at 4:15 pm to weadjust
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This one?
dem pants was fire son
speaking of that, if not around anything you want to save....light em up.
Posted on 4/14/20 at 4:27 pm to CarRamrod
wrap a tow chain low around the trunk
wrap the other end around your hitch ball
put er in low and yank it out
wrap the other end around your hitch ball
put er in low and yank it out
Posted on 4/14/20 at 4:27 pm to CarRamrod
You can chainsaw it at the root, drill some holes in that, and dump roundup on that. Or bust the roots up with an axe. I did that with some box hedges and dug the root out. Wasn't that hard once it started to die off.
Also cut down my holly bushes several years ago and let them grow back. They were getting too tall to manage with the hedge trimmers, and did it in the spring time. They got about a foot and a half tall by the end of summer, but the next year took off, if you don't want them totally gone.
Also cut down my holly bushes several years ago and let them grow back. They were getting too tall to manage with the hedge trimmers, and did it in the spring time. They got about a foot and a half tall by the end of summer, but the next year took off, if you don't want them totally gone.
Posted on 4/14/20 at 5:02 pm to CarRamrod
You can cut it to the ground, drill some holes and put epsom salt in the stump, and it will dry out and decompose rather quickly.
Posted on 4/14/20 at 5:32 pm to cgrand
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wrap a tow chain low around the trunk wrap the other end around your hitch ball put er in low and yank it out
I have seen the water line(house main/sprinkler system) and sewer line sometimes get ripped apart with this method
Posted on 4/14/20 at 7:47 pm to CarRamrod
I had about 15-20 of them and wrapped a tow strap around them and pulled them out with the truck. Quick and easy.
Posted on 4/14/20 at 7:51 pm to SuddenJerk
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I had about 15-20 of them and wrapped a tow strap around them and pulled them out with the truck. Quick and easy.
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SuddenJerk
Seems legit.
All puns aside, it works.
Posted on 4/14/20 at 8:26 pm to weadjust
Fair point. I guess just take it easy and have someone supervising when you’re ripping them out.
Posted on 4/14/20 at 9:18 pm to fitz
I have been taking out various shrubs and bushes around the house during this quarantine period. I had some that I cut down around my palm tree that had exceptionally large root balls imbedded in the ground. I broke a shovel handle in half trying to remove these tough roots. I bought a "Root Slayer XL" shovel and it kicks major arse. I highly recommend it when trying to get rid of anything with roots.
Posted on 4/14/20 at 10:48 pm to Saskwatch
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I have been taking out various shrubs and bushes around the house during this quarantine period. I had some that I cut down around my palm tree that had exceptionally large root balls imbedded in the ground. I broke a shovel handle in half trying to remove these tough roots. I bought a "Root Slayer XL" shovel and it kicks major arse. I highly recommend it when trying to get rid of anything with roots.
Interesting, how well does it do cutting pretty large tree roots?
Posted on 4/15/20 at 11:21 am to CarRamrod
I have 8 or 9 that are about 10' tall or more. Can you come take them down when you're done with your's?
I can't stand them
I can't stand them
Posted on 4/16/20 at 7:48 am to CarRamrod
have fun with that.
Posted on 4/16/20 at 10:12 am to bbvdd
quote:still havent figured out what i should do.
I have 8 or 9 that are about 10' tall or more. Can you come take them down when you're done with your's?
I can't stand them
Posted on 4/16/20 at 10:46 am to CarRamrod
Holly will last forever dig dig cut dig some more
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