How can I help the tree roots to rot faster, or is there only the way of brute-force removing and ripping them out?
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To echo thursdaysgeek's answer, if you remove the majority of the stump and keep the area wet, the remaining roots will rot quicker. There is a good description of your options at this page. To summarise, you can leave a long stump and use a mattock/grubber to dig/chop through the roots and/or a winch to drag the stump out. Another option is to use a chemical to kill it (like Round-up as mentioned by thursdaysgeek). Alternatively you can hire a stump grinding machine to chew away at the stump and surrounding materials down to below ground level. This will ensure the tree can't sprout again, and the remaining roots should rot in a year or so if kept damp. |
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It does depend on the type of tree. If it is a hardy tree, such as a poplar, cutting it down doesn't even discourage it: it will send up 500 suckers all over. In that case, you need to paint the stump with full strength Round-Up (glyphosate) as soon as you chopped it down, to actually kill the tree. Once the stump is dead, if you water it a lot, it will rot faster. Cut it as close to the ground as possible. But even then, it might take several years to rot away. Another option is to not cut it too low, and use a truck with a winch to pull it out. It will be hard work, and may take a lot of digging even then. |
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