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Getting rid of/removing tree stump

Hello

I've recently had my tree cut down (not sure what type - possibly fir or cypress type; really don't know) and there is a stump of about a foot and a half high and girth about two and a half feet across at the base.  What is the best way to get rid of it please??

Thank you for your help




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  • Dave HumbyDave Humby Posts: 1,145
    With the exposed roots it looks like some partial or adjacent excavation has taken place. It does look like some kind of fir and they can be relatively shallow rooted but that was a fairly substantial tree by the look of the trunk diameter. 

    So, you could carry on with the excavation and dig the stump out. Would likely be quite a job. Second option would be to get someone in with a stump-grinder. Third option would be to leave as is.
  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,630
    Make it into a feature? Chop some of those roots off and place it somewhere as a seat, or make a hole in the top for a plant. Insects would love it! 

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    get a man in with a stump grinder
    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Hostafan1 said:
    get a man in with a stump grinder
    That's what we did ... it worked for us.  :)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • alfharris8alfharris8 Posts: 513
    I have seen a method using Epsom Salts online but have never tried it myself and not sure if it would adversely affect the soil.
  • ErgatesErgates Posts: 2,953
    Depends if it’s in your way and you need the space. I’ve just left some of ours, had a hack at the top with an axe to let the rainwater seep in, and when it’s rotted after a few years, pulled lumps off with the mattock. We did remove a much bigger stump than that ourselves, with a mix of excavating round the roots, using a spade and a mattock. Hard work though.
  • nick615nick615 Posts: 1,487
    A common error.  Leaving 6-8 feet of the trunk in place will often allow a strong rope to be attached to some immovable object to help pulling over.  Looping the rope round both trunk and the anchor point in a circle makes it possible to insert a strong piece of timber/pipe in the middle and, by twisting, gradually pull the trunk over so that it's easier to deal with.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    You could make it into a stumpery, while waiting for it to rot.

  • triscka1triscka1 Posts: 18
    Thank you so much everyone for your help/suggestions.  The space is needed in the not too distant future so I do have to remove it and a stump grinder seems the quickest way to go.

    All suggestions were appreciated and gratefully received. :)
  • LunarSeaLunarSea Posts: 1,923
    nick615 said:
    A common error.  Leaving 6-8 feet of the trunk in place will often allow a strong rope to be attached to some immovable object to help pulling over.  Looping the rope round both trunk and the anchor point in a circle makes it possible to insert a strong piece of timber/pipe in the middle and, by twisting, gradually pull the trunk over so that it's easier to deal with.

    I had a similar situation a few years ago and I was able to attach said "strong rope" to my car's tow bar and drag it out far enough that it could then be manhandled. Mine was a conifer so no deep tap-root.
    Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border

    I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful

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