bush removal

[greenback]

what do you guys feel is the best way to remove bushes. besides digging them out with a shovel. i have a few small bushes i want to remove. i forget the name of them but the are very close to the ground(about 12 inches high) but are about 3 feet wide, some sort of pine, very stubborn on coming out. i was thinking about renting something but not quite sure what to go for. thanks

 

[mow2nd]

Junipers perhaps???

Put a chain around them and pull them out with a tractor or your truck. Or try a pick ax, all depends on the situation

 

[DiscoveryLawn]

Greenback
If they are too stubborn to dig out, I hook a chain onto the back of my truck, put it in 4 wheel drive low and pull them out effortlessly. I can pull out 20 year old, 6ft. taxus all day long at about 4 minutes each with myself and another guy.
Don't forget to put down plywood.

 

[greenback]

Originally posted by DiscoveryLawn
Greenback
If they are too stubborn to dig out, I hook a chain onto the back of my truck, put it in 4 wheel drive low and pull them out effortlessly. I can pull out 20 year old, 6ft. taxus all day long at about 4 minutes each with myself and another guy.
Don't forget to put down plywood.

yeah i was thinking about just pulling them out with my truck, what is the plywood for???

 

[LawnCrafters]

I do the same, I just prefer to use a tow strap instead of a chain.

 

[greenback]

i have a bunch of them in a row so i could imagine what the roots are like, probably tangled all together. its hard to explain the bushes but they are spider like. i guess i will go buy some chain and a hook.

 

[DiscoveryLawn]

The plywood is to prevent rutting the turf

 

[swim]

Ok not the normal answer but one way I have done it when I didn't want to have to drive on a lawn. I use 3 4*4's wrap a chain around them so they are TP like. Then use a come a long to pull them straight up. It also works great for fence posts. All depends on the situation. Its alot slower than a truck but not as messy and much less work than digging them up.

 

[allstar]

Another great idea...but when I first saw the post I thought it had something to do with getting rid of the president.

 

[bobbygedd]

andora or seargent juniper? mugo pine? sounds small, pluck out with bare gloved hands , like pulling daisies