How To Remove A Tree Stump. Quickest and Easiest Method!

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[andrewhanson]

I'm interested in how long "no time" is. Months, years?
Thanks, I do plan to give this a try. Stump grinding ain't cheap.

[markspinner]

Yesterday my wife spoke about getting rid of a stump. I said it would be easier for me to drill a bunch of holes and put something in them to kill it. 6 hours later this video shows up on my YouTube feed.

[damiennicol]

Being a little ole lady I’ve tackled stumps I think successfully by cutting them down as close to the ground.Then using a pick, mattock,I remove a lot more soil around the stump, about 4 to 6 inches.Then once again I chainsaw down and now I’m below soil or ground level.I make Criss cross on top use my mattock, pick to cut any visible roots.Soak slowl whilst having a cuppa, so it’s totally flooded, then I pour salt on top and a plastic bag or more on top and around then fill the hole and top with garden soil ! Grass grows over, this is quick and cheap and not visible within a season!

[therdel]

I covered the trunk which was low to the ground and covered it with water softener pellets. I did this in the fall and it was gone the next spring. I also drilled holes in another one and put charcoal brickettes on top and poured the lighter fluid on it and let it burn. I did make sure to line around the trunk with rocks so it wouldnt spread and kept an eye on it. That worked faster. Epson salt is a good idea too.

[r.c.b.]

I simply drilled holes in my with a long bit, doused it with lighter fluid, and lit it up. Done!

[oldmanpatriot]

I want to give a little caution for people who are not very familiar with using chain saws.... the very tip of the saw (the rounded off part) is the most dangerous while the chain is moving.... if you dont put the bar into wood correctly it does what is referred to "bucking"... What that means is the chain saw will grab and uncontrollably swing upward. Some people have been seriously injured in their face from this. That is the purpose for the face shield on helmets that arborist use. Its not to keep shavings out of your face, its to give a buffer between the saw and your face in case the saw bucks on you.

Please be careful plunging the tip of the saw into anything. Learn proper techniques before attempting it.

[jameskrivitsky]

I have removed two trees, one ( a pecan ) was cut down to a stump by a skill-less laborer in my neighbor's yard. The other - a china-berry - in my yard, I dug out about a foot into the soil at the root ball. Since the trunk was still about 12 ft. tall, I attached a come-along with a chain. One end as high ...about 10 ft up with the other end at the base of a living cedar several yards away. I filled the hole with water to soften the soil in the hole and then pulled the chain taught. As the tree began to lean, I used my chain saw to cut into the root ball main roots. The tree slowly tilted until it finally fell. This left a crater and the rest of the tree I cut into lengths of firewood. Back-filled the hole and used the extra firewood over the winter. It took a bit of effort but no delay for the stump to rot. This only works if there is another anchor tree nearby for an attachment point for the come-along.. I wish all success .

[mplsfarmer]

Five years ago I used a circular saw to cut the same type of checkerboard cuts into a fir stump. I didn’t use epsom salts because I didn’t know about this trick (thank you!). But I went out to check on the stump. Half of it crumbled away quite easily; the other half hadn’t rotted away as much. I used an axe, a sledgehammer, and a chainsaw to grind up the remaining stump. It took about 10 minutes, but it did come out in chip chunks.

[aaronmurray]

Thanks for the info @Country Living! Stay positive and blessed!

[PamelaKinch]

Yes I have used a bottomless drum, it works great

[JleeA]

I drill holes, pour in Epsom salt and then seal the holes with wax. Works like magic

[davidsauls]

You were very polite when referencing Wranglerstar's old vs current videos !!!
I would have not been so nice.

[giovannibarnes]

I have a 1 acre lot that had close to 80 trees on it.

Half of them are mature white oak, long leaf pine, and hickory (+100ft.) I cut down half the trees on my lot.

The best method by far....
Cut the tree down to ground level.
Drill into the TOP of the fresh stump.
Add mycelium mixture to holes and water occasionally until rotting begins.
(You can try using compost as well)

Nothing can beat fungus on trees. You'll be able to dig out all your stumps within a year depending on the species.

[varun]

I always like to leave a stump or two around just to send a message to the other trees.

[siamsasean]

Thank you! I'm in Nor Cal and trying to get my land fire-safe so I've had a half dozen acacias taken out. But the stumps are there and I've been racking my brain about what to do. Now I can deal with them no problem! Rock on, dude!

[Tassie-Devil]

A small warning for anyone with rocky soil where the stump is:

NEVER underestimate how shallow the original tree might have accommodated the rocks between its roots. As the tree and its roots grow, they can literally suck up (or displace, I guess) rocks to above the surrounding soil level.

I have literally destroyed chains by attempting cuts into the middle of a stump, only to find that there's one or more rocks hiding just a couple of inches beneath ground level.
This has even happened when performing a horizontal cut 2 or 3 inches ABOVE the soil level.

It's a trap for the unwary, and potentially could still happen in a field with very few rocks: guess where that ONE rock is going to be located? In the middle of your stump, that's where. True story.

[Kdiefenbacher]

Thank you so much for sharing! Have a blessed evening!

[Resist.Tyranny]

Some larger trees can draw dirt up into the center well above ground. You can ruin a chain with that, and you cannot see it ahead of time.

[weslovell]

Add 34-0-0.... nitrogen feeds the bacteria that breaks down methyl cellulose (wood fiber).... excellent video...

[thereasoner]

Great idea. I luckily have access to a trencher so I would trench around while the stump was 4'-6' tall, then pull it over and out. Not everyone has what I do, so this is a great low equipment solution.