Copper Beech Down

Hi,

The recent storm has felled my copper beech.

How do I get the stump out please?

Thanks

 

If you have an access for a stump grinder, it shouldn't be a problem. I've seen them on hire.

 

Have tried digging it out - half killed me.

I'll ask about a grinder at the local garden centre

 

Stumps are a pain. I have 2 elderberries stumps, with trees cut 3 years ago, and stumps drilled and filled with some killer liquid. Gardener still refused to take them out. And I doubt machine could get through the house (the only access to the garden) to get them done.

 

Tool hire shop maybe.

 

Problem with hiring a grinder is collecting it.

May have another go at undermining the stump, digging down to expose the roots. It's too wet at the moment, anything below a couple of inches fills with water - can't see what I'm doing.

 

Most deliver, at a price of course.

 

I bought a chain saw, at least I can now mow the grass around the stump. otherwise that area of garden would have run wild.

But those roots run deep, I hoped the storm had weakened everything. Not really so.

Yes, I think the chain saw was one thing, but learning on-the-job with a grinder, might be something else.

If I leave a hump in the grass where the stump was, it will eventually wreck the lawnmower - I either have to remove the stump or leave it.

 

whoever cut it down could of cut more off it ..

make a mini bonfire on the top

 

There are some American videos on YouTube showing how to burn out tree stumps.
The idea is that the stump just smolders over a good few hours, never tired it myself.

 

With the chainsaw, cut down vertically in a criss cross pattern. eventually you'll whittle away at it and you'll save a couple of bob in hire fees

 

Have someone coming round next week to take a look, thanks.

 

This is when it gets tricky, sooner or later the chain saw is going to hit earth, & that will dull the blade; I've also never seen a chain saw used at that angle, it cuts beautifully held horizontal to timber, or side-on, I will admit. Apart from that the blade will just be knocked straight out of its shallow groove - I spent a lot of time rethreading the blade the other day.