How to Remove Evergreen Shrubs
Some people think tying a shrub to a vehicle and trying to pull it out is the best method. It's not. Trying to a pull a shrub out is really hard on a vehicle. You can cause a multitude of problems from bending the frame to damaging brake lines. Digging the evergreen shrub out is the preferable method to take. It's more labor intensive, but it will get the job done successfully and possibly save you a huge repair bill on your vehicle. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Instructions
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Cut the shrub down to four feet tall. Remove all the smaller branches around the shrub and leave the large branches. You will use these branches as leverage later on to help you remove the shrub.
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Take your spade and dig a trench completely around the shrub. By turning the spade backward, you can sometimes get leverage against the shrub to help pry it out. Expose as many roots as possible.
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Use your landscape bar to sever as many roots as you can. Use it by stabbing it into the ground and then wiggling it to get it back out. Keep the bar at an angle as you are trying to get it toward the center of the shrub. Do this all the way around the shrub.
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As you get close to the center, you will notice the shrub begin to come loose from the ground. After severing all the roots, pull on the branches you left in Step 1 and wiggle the stump back and forth. As you expose more roots under the shrub, use the landscape bar to sever them. The evergreen shrub should break free once the roots are all cut.
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Tips & Warnings
Dig sufficiently far away from the center of the shrub. Digging too close to the shrub can prevent you from getting the proper angle to sever the roots directly under the shrub.
The landscape bar can severely injure your feet. Wear steel-toed boots when using this device to prevent serious injury.
