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| i have to remove at least 16 really old and gnarly shrubs without using a digger or a stumpgrinder because of access difficulties. Anyone tried using a block and tackle or a chain hoist? Also, what are the implications with roots left in the ground re.honey fungus/armilleria? Are some shrubs more susceptible. I will be replanting with pyracantha as a living hedge. These shrubs are big but have been continually pruned (badly) so they look appalling with a nasty chunky trunk to anout 1m high and then masses of old, dead, twiggy stuff. They all have to go! Any ideas. Also, there is a handy tree I can use as a fulcrum for a winch. Suggestions gratefully received. Cheers, Suzy |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 17, 10 at 13:35
| hey i swear i saw this same issue in another post.. maybe i dreamed it ... i like your thinking outside the box .. but i wonder what you will be attaching the opposite end to.. i see you seriously damaging a tree ... perhaps collapsing a deck post .. moving the foundation of the house.. lol ... i wonder if you are underestimating the ability of these plants.. depending on size .. in their ability to hold onto mother earth ... if you can overcome all that engineering.. i dont see why they cant HELP in the process.. but i doubt it will be as simple as just pulling them out ... i once knew a guy who was also thinking outside the box.. and chained the darn thing to the bumper of his old truck ... you can imagined he was a bit surprised when the bumper detached..and the plant was still there laughing at him ... and this is not to imply that alcohol was not involved ... trim the plants down to one meter stubs.. do a little digging... chain them up ... apply some pressure.. see how it moves... sever about 3 or 4 of the major roots ... and then perhaps you can winch the rest out ... i mean really .. we are men.. if we have the tools.. we may as well use them .. lol ... or rent them .... good luck ken PS years ago.. i went thru something similar with the poorly sited yews and junipers in front of moms house ... there were 3 or 4 ... 4 to 6 inch major roots under them ... not unlike a tree being twice as big below ground as above.. ergo.. you can understand my warning about what force may be needed to move an immovable object ... once those were cut.. the plant nearly just twisted out of the ground .... so your winch might be a big help.. but i doubt it will be the only tool needed ... keep us posted .... |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 18, 10 at 8:25
| hey.. i linked to the other.. i knew i wasnt hallucinating.. lol ... ken |
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