We cut down some fruit trees from our garden- how do we get rid of the trunks?

Question

I didn't really say the right word! We have taken the branches and trunks to the recycling centre, it's the stumps in the ground that we need help with! Sorry to cause confusion!

Answer 1

Is it really required, otherwise it can be used as large vase holder.
You can level it and paint natural

Answer 2

If It's not too large, and you fancy some fitness work, One must dig, twice to three times the depth, normally upto 2 - 2.5 ft deep, however the width of the hole is most imperiative, You will come across 2 maybe three main root branches, when you get 2 - 3 ft down, unless they are getting very loose and small, you may have to saw them off, using a small sharp hand saw (£5- £8 from B & Q)

Alturatecly i its a large stump, you can get an estimate from a tree surgean who has a stump grinder.

Or just get some " Root Out" from B & Q, make sure you drill 5 holes in the top of the trunk, pour the root out in the holes, and this will kill off the whole root, in a matter of weeks, ( few months top ) Make sure you tie up and cover the top of the stump, if yiu have any regard to wildlife that may park up on the stump. It maybe there death, when they peck or lick at the lovely root out !!!!

I hope this helps.

Andrew

Answer 3

You need to drill a long hole in the trunk and pour trunk killer down and then cover up the hole so that if it rains it doesn't wash out and so that the birds don't drink it. You can get the poison from the garden centre or places like B&Q, possibly some larger supermarkets.

Alternatively you could dig the whole thing up but that may be difficult if the roots are too deep.

Answer 4

Find a log chain and wrap it around the trunk on one end of the chain and hook the other end of the chain to either a tractor or the back of a pickup and pull the trunk of the tree out of the ground. Then cut the tree up and use as fire wood or chop it up and use as mulch.

Answer 5

Depends on the size of the trunks. If there small enough, you can dig then out. If they are larger the only real way to remove them is to hire a tree romoval service with a stump grinder to grind them below the dirt level. then,, in about 15 years you can plant something there. trees are hardy.

Answer 6

Two ways:

First you could soak the remaining trunck in gasoline and surround with charcoal to burn. Please be very careful!
Second dig it out. Get an axe, shovel, and pick axe and hack around the the truck. Try to go a foot out or so from the truck becasue depending on the size of the tree the roots near could be larger and thus harder to chop through. Also you will need dirt to fill the area back in.

Good luck

Answer 7

Drill a big hole down the middle of it and fill the hole with bleach- leave it overnight then top up. Do this for a few days and the roots should start dying which will make it easier to dig the stump out.

Answer 8

Had the same problem, went out and hired myself a mini-digger and had some great fun.
Once the stumps were out burnt them.

Mini digger hire should be no more than about £60 per day and boy what fun you can have with them. Dig a pond at the same time .
Good luck.

Answer 9

You can buy something to put on the trunks which rots them down. A garden centre should be able to advise.

Answer 10

how long are the stumps?If there a couple of feet to play with,dig round the base,cut the roots and wobble the stump out , takes a while but is the best way.
If they are short,drill a big vertical hole and fill it with pathclear or similar,lrt it rot away

Answer 11

We've done that a lot in our yard. You can either dig, dig, dig until the trunks come out. We've done that. If you absolutely can't get them out, cut them to ground level and usually in a year or two they start to rot and then are easy to dig out. Good luck.