How do i remove a small tree that is growing through/under my fence. The root seems to be directly below the fence and parts are growing winding through both sides of the wire fence. How do I get below it to dig it out? Would it come out easier with dry dirt of if the ground is wet? These trees are about 4 feet tall with the base about as round as a soda can. I have concrete on one side so I can't dig there, but the tree is there. The other side has landscape rock and the ground is very hard. I have tried cutting it down at the base in past years, it just grows back. Help !
2007-07-14 16:38:01 · 3 answers · asked by J M 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
If you can get a vehicle close, wrap a rope around the tree. Loosen the dirt around the roots with a spade. Hook to bumper & pull it out.
2007-07-14 17:27:27 · answer #1 · answered by odd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best bet is to cut it back and pour brush killer on it, or some diesel--just don't get the diesel on anything else, it kills the soil. Then just wait for it to die and get loose at the base, may take a couple of years, but if it is near the fence and concrete, trying to pull it up could cause some damage.
2007-07-15 12:40:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cut it back. spray new growth with brush-kill
2007-07-14 23:46:21 · answer #3 · answered by glenn t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋