How to quickly uproot tree roots. How to uproot tree roots: methods and recommendations
If a tree in a summer cottage was removed due to illness or for some other reason, then an unattractive stump remains in its place, which not only spoils the aesthetics of the landscape, but also interferes with further cultivation of the land. Perhaps the owner of the site plans to start building or laying communications, and a stump or several stumps are an obstacle to the implementation of any work. The first country company carries out the removal of stumps in various ways quickly and efficiently.
Stages
A call to the office - consultation, the initial designation of the price already on the first call, if there is initial data
If you do not take care of uprooting the stumps, then over time they can become a real breeding ground for dangerous microorganisms that will quickly spread throughout the site. Mushrooms, rot, bark beetles, and a host of other nuisances can migrate through the soil and reach healthy plants. In addition, after cutting down a tree, the stump continues its life activity for a long time, so a lot of green growth will soon appear around it. Such unfavorable aspects make stump removal a necessity.
Methods for removing stumps from the site
There are many methods of dealing with stumps - the use of chemicals, special equipment, hands.
The most popular removal methods:
- Using a chainsaw - the stump is cut as low as possible - to ground level. But this method does not completely rid the site of it, so it should not be used if the soil is planned to be used for a garden.
- The use of heavy equipment - the process is carried out using a bulldozer, tractor or excavator. Special equipment touches the top layer of soil, so this method is not suitable for protecting nearby beds.
- Grinding stumps with a special device will save the lawn, and the cutter works effectively even in a limited space. Milling deepens 30 cm below ground level.
- Uprooting by hand - this process will require a hacksaw, a cable, a winch, an ax, a shovel. Uprooting a tree with this method takes a long time. But its advantage is that the object can be uprooted even in a hard-to-reach place where the equipment will not drive up. In addition, in this case it is possible to remove the maximum of the root system. The land is ready for planting next year.
- Soil erosion - if the soil in the area is sandy or clayey, it is washed out with a jet from a hose under high pressure. After erosion of the soil, the roots are released from it and easily come out.
Chemical removal methods:
- With the help of saltpeter - holes are drilled in the stump to a maximum depth with a diameter of at least 1 cm, into which saltpeter is poured. The stump is covered with polyethylene and left to winter. In spring, the stump will be maximally saturated with saltpeter and dried. He is set on fire. This method is time consuming and is not suitable for emergency cases.
- Urea - used similarly to saltpeter. But at the same time, urea nourishes the soil and does not require subsequent disposal of the stump. The soil in this place will be fruitful and of high quality, which is optimal for planting plants.
Chemical removal is a rather long way and this is its main disadvantage. And the soil after treatment with saltpeter becomes unsuitable for planting plants for several years. Therefore, this method is ineffective.
For a preliminary self-calculation of the price for the removal of tree stumps, you must:
- measure the diameter of each stump at ground level (including root shoots if they need to be removed);
- if the diameter is difficult to determine, then you can measure the circumference of the stump and divide by 3.14 - you get the diameter;
- add up all the diameters of the stumps;
- choose a deletion method;
- multiply the total diameter by the price per 1 cm from the table below.
For example, for three apple trees with a diameter of 10 cm, each cost of manually removing stumps by uprooting will be calculated using the formula 3 * 10 * 200 = 6,000 rubles.
The procedure for uprooting trees
Employees of the First Summer cottage company will remove the stumps by any available means - manually, mechanically using a special crushing machine or using a four-wheel drive tractor.
When is the best time to root out a plot?
It is best to remove trees in the summer - from May to September. Winter soil is quite hard and not pliable, which will make the uprooting process more laborious and difficult. In the summer, the roots will be more easily removed. However, our specialists carry out stump removal all year round.
The cost of uprooting on the site with a crusher
| Stump diameter | Stump removal depth | |||
| 10 cm, rub. | 20 cm, rub. | 40 cm, rub. | 60 cm, rub. | |
| up to 20 cm (including root paws) | 500 | 900 | 1 500 | — |
| up to 30 cm (including root paws) | 900 | 1 500 | 2 600 | 3 900 |
| up to 40 cm (including root paws) | 1 600 | 2 600 | 4 600 | 6 800 |
| up to 50 cm (including root paws) | 2 400 | 4 100 | 7 100 | 10 600 |
The cost of crushing stumps over 50 cm on request
The minimum cost of an order for uprooting trees with a crusher is 15,000 rubles!
Removal of stumps by professionals from the First Country Company
If there is a need to rid your summer cottage of stumps, clean it and carry out other works on its improvement - please contact our company. Our specialists will carry out all the necessary work in a short time and with the highest quality.
We carry out the removal by any means - it all depends on the current tasks and circumstances. If the site is small and the access to it is limited, then a manual method or a milling machine is used. If it is necessary to uproot a large number of stumps, an excavator is used. This method is usually ordered to clear large areas that need to be built up. Contact us and find out the necessary details - we will answer all your questions, calculate the necessary cost of work, and determine the terms. The first summer cottage company carries out all the work with the highest quality, competently and at a reasonable cost.
The cost of uprooting trees on the site with a tractor
The minimum cost of an order for stump removal by a tractor is 35,000 rubles!
Uprooting an old tree can be compared to removing a diseased tooth. This process is just as painful, requiring great physical effort and the right approach. It's all because of the complex root system. And summer residents or ordinary plant lovers do not have suitable equipment for carrying out this kind of work. However, following some recommendations, you can easily clear the place of a diseased or unwanted tree with your own hands.
It should be noted right away that the uprooting process described below will concern the cleaning of the territory. For example, when a new personal plot is purchased, and for further development it is necessary to put it in order and get rid of trees and old stumps. Otherwise, the foundation of the future home may be destroyed. For this you will need:- shovel;
- chainsaw;
- axe;
- ladder;
- chemicals (if necessary).
Depending on the chosen method, the result should be the same - the tree will be uprooted. The mechanical method requires a lot of effort, the chemical one is less power-consuming, but takes a lot of time. If the tree does not lend itself, you can always turn to specialists who have a variety of techniques in their arsenal.
It is required to remove a fruit tree in many situations: reduced fruiting due to the physiological aging of the tree; severe damage by diseases and pests; drying out of the tree (for various reasons - damage to the bark, waterlogging of the soil); changing the landscape design of the garden, freeing up space for construction. Depending on the situation, there are different ways to remove a tree.
The easiest way is to cut the tree flush with the ground or a little deeper. This method is suitable in a situation where there is no desire to plant another tree in this place in the nearest plans and you just need to free up space. The roots gradually decompose over 5-8 years, depending on soil conditions and the size of the root system. If the root system is strong and wilds appear, they are cut off as they appear. If a lawn is arranged at this place, then the wild animals are removed with a lawn mower along with the grass.
Sometimes, stumps are left and used in garden design. For example, you can build a tabletop on a stump or break a flower bed, in the center of which there will be a picturesque stump, overgrown with mosses and lichens.
And now let's turn to a more common situation when it comes to garden rejuvenation. Time is very valuable here - the sooner a new seedling can be planted in place of the old tree, the better. The minimum period after which seedlings can be planted is two years. During this time, the roots themselves will not decompose.
The most effective in this situation is to uproot the tree and pull out the largest roots. It will not be possible to pull out all the roots, especially if you remember that the root system is a mirror image of the tree crown.
A hole is dug around the trunk, exposing the roots close to the surface. Large roots are cut with an ax or sawed off with a saw (the roots are quite elastic and it is more difficult to cut them with an ax). The tree is then felled, either by hand or with a tractor. The trunk (it does not need to be cut down!) At the same time serves as a lever and contributes to the fall of the tree under its own weight. With a high crown, you can throw a rope on the tree and fill up the tree. When falling, uncut and deep-seated roots either break off or are pulled out of the ground.
But even so, the main central root, which goes vertically down, is almost impossible to pull out. It is especially difficult to chop it with an ax due to insufficient access. Experienced gardeners advise using a crowbar with an ax welded to it. This tool is very convenient to cut roots in hard to reach and deep places. Also, to extract large roots, you can use a winch.
There is a very interesting way to uproot a tree, which was discussed in one of the gardening forums. About half a meter from the tree, they dig a deep hole. Then they take a hose and wash the ground on the roots with a powerful jet of water. Earth and water drain into a dug hole, and the tree remains hanging on bare roots. The next day, the water drains from the hole, and the tree easily collapses along with the roots. This method is also quite effective at uprooting stumps, which, unlike whole trees, are much more difficult to remove. When choosing this method, one should take into account the type of soil on the site, if the soil is light sandy, the water leaves quickly, and if the soil is clayey and heavy, the water will leave for a long time and stagnate, and it is very difficult to dig clay soil.
After such uprooting, a large amount of organic fertilizers - manure, compost, humus, can be laid and mixed with the ground in an unfilled hole. In addition to enriching depleted soil with nutrients, organic fertilizers help restore soil structure after such deep plowing.
Not all gardeners have the strength and ability to uproot a tree along with its roots, so there is another “quick” way. To do this, the tree must be cut down at the root and a drill to drill several holes on the cut (the more the better). Ammonium nitrate or urea is poured into the holes in the form of a concentrated solution or in dry form. If necessary, you can treat with these drugs two or three times per season and be sure to next year. This will speed up the decay of the wood. Roots decompose in one to three years using this method, depending on soil conditions and the size of the root system. In the second or third year, the earth is deeply dug up, the remnants of dust are removed and organic fertilizers are applied.
Sometimes, gardeners use table salt, thanks to which, in just a year, the wood turns into dust, but at the same time, the salt adversely affects the soil. Salt can be used if the site is vacated for construction.
After uprooting, as mentioned above, at least two years must pass, and preferably more, before new planting material can be planted in this place. In horticulture, as well as in vegetable growing, crop rotation is favorable, therefore, in place of pome species (uprooted apple or pear), stone fruits are planted - cherries, plums, etc., and vice versa.
A. Seliverstova
Newspaper "GARDENER" №16, 2011
The question of how to uproot trees on the site is faced by almost every owner of a summer house or a country house. There are many reasons to get rid of a tree.
Before redevelopment of the site, it is necessary to uproot all old trees.
Here are just a few of them:
- the old age of the fruit tree, when it ceased to bear fruit;
- preparation of a site for the construction of an object;
- changing the landscape design of the dacha territory;
- damage to an object by a tinder fungus;
- the destruction of a tree by lightning or wind.
The process of sawing poplar or pear is not particularly difficult. But if the trunk and branches can be sawn and removed, then everything is not so simple with a stump. Its root system can extend deep and wide for a long distance. If at first the stumps can be used as a table, the basis for a statue or a swing, then after a few years they become a source of infection and a home for many insects. It is necessary to get rid of such a neighborhood. Next, we will consider the methods by which uprooting of trees is carried out, their positive and negative sides.
Tractor use
The use of heavy equipment saves a lot of time and effort.
With the help of a tractor, you can remove stumps of any size.
Uprooting with a tractor does not take much time, but the tractor will not be able to drive into hard-to-reach places.
In order to carry out uprooting, the stump must be dug up and the roots cut off. In addition, you need to prepare the entrance to the object and remove all strangers.
Stump uprooting using a tractor has the following advantages:
- high speed of work, which contributes to the rapid cleaning of large areas from trees;
- the technique is able to cope with an object of any size, which may be beyond the power of manual equipment;
- profitability under the condition of uprooting a large number of trees;
- the possibility of using the remaining pits for foundations or mini-ponds.
Along with the obvious advantage, removing trees in this way has certain disadvantages. The disadvantages of using the technique are as follows:
- the tractor can destroy some elements of the landscape, such as: irrigation system, power line, paths, lawns and flower beds;
- a stump torn out with great effort can damage neighboring trees and bushes;
- the use of a tractor is economically unprofitable if only one stump is removed.
It is advisable to use heavy equipment in a spacious area without a fence and buildings. As a rule, a similar process is carried out after buying a summer house to clear it of old and unnecessary trees. For convenience, you need to use a bulldozer. After removing the trees with a blade, you can fill in all the holes and level the site.
Application of chemicals
The achievements of the chemical industry are used not only to fertilize the soil, but also to destroy stumps on the site. The use of chemicals allows you to remove the stump with your own hands, without the use of expensive equipment. With the right approach, you can get rid of the rest of the trunk in one year. The reagent is ammonium, potassium or sodium nitrate.
The stump burning method is as follows:
- A large number of holes are drilled into the wood. They should be done as deep as possible, to the roots.
- Saltpeter is poured into the holes.
- The powder is wetted in the holes.
- The stump is hermetically wrapped in cellophane.
- Six months later, the insulation is removed and the stump is set on fire. Since it is completely saturated with saltpeter, the wood burns out without residue.
You need to “charge” the stump with saltpeter at the beginning of autumn, before the onset of the rainy period. At this time, the tree is dry and absorbs moisture well. Before removing the stump with chemistry, you need to make sure that it is harmless to humans and the environment.
The advantages of this method are obvious:
- there is no need for preliminary digging of the root system;
- no special equipment is required;
- there is no need to invest large amounts of money;
- all wood is destroyed, including that which is underground;
- the environment is not harmed;
- the remains of the tree do not give young shoots.
However, the use of saltpeter has certain disadvantages. These include the following factors:
- the process is quite long, it may take 2-3 years to destroy large objects;
- soil around the root system cannot be used for sowing within a year after burning;
- when loading saltpeter, safety measures must be observed, as there is a risk of burning the mucous membrane of the eyes and respiratory organs.
After burning the stump, you can remove the affected part of the soil. If left in place, it will return to normal after 8-10 rains.
At a certain concentration in the soil, saltpeter will turn from poison into fertilizer. This will be a definite help for the owner of the garden.
Destruction of stumps with a crusher
Uprooting stumps with a crusher is a fairly common method of clearing a garden plot. Crushers are small. They can be delivered to any place in the garden without damaging the elements of the landscape. The destruction process is quite simple: the operator sets the equipment over the object and slowly, sequentially crushes its surface.
This procedure has its advantages:
- rather high rate of destruction of wood;
- good maneuverability and low weight of the equipment;
- accuracy of work, which contributes to the preservation of the environment;
- the ability to fine-tune several operating parameters during crushing;
- affordable cost of renting equipment that can be transported in a small car.
But this unique method has its significant disadvantages. Uprooting with a crusher has the following disadvantages:
- this device is very sensitive to solid objects: if a stone or a piece of iron gets into it, the cutting part breaks;
- wood can be removed to a depth of up to 30 cm below the ground surface, which is not enough in cases where construction, sewerage or tree planting is planned in this place.
Thus, the use of the crusher is limited to only areas of the garden where lawn will be planted, or another area that will not be used for construction. Before work, solid objects must be removed from the soil.
The use of tree mushrooms
This is a rather interesting and exotic way of destroying the remains of cut trees. It is rarely used, partly because few people know about it. It should be remembered that only old wood that has begun to decompose can be sown with mycelium of edible mushrooms. That is, it must be dead and must not produce fresh shoots.
Before sowing with mushrooms, the stump can be actively used as a support for a table or a deck for chopping firewood. In the process of growth, mushrooms will rapidly decompose the stump. After a few years, it will become so rotten that it can be removed with your own hands. It is necessary to constantly monitor that a colony of ants or bark beetles does not settle in it. Such "neighbors" can cause significant damage to all wooden buildings on the site.
The advantages of such an effect on wood are obvious:
- originality and uniqueness of this method;
- it is possible at any time to prepare a dish of fresh mushrooms;
- there is no need to use physical force and waste time.
However, the reverse side of this coin is as follows:
The best place for such a project is the outskirts of the garden, located in the shade.
Do-it-yourself tree removal
Uprooting a stump on your own begins with digging up its roots.
Since most dachas and country houses are located far from the benefits of civilization, the possibilities of using mechanization there are rather limited. In such cases, uprooting of stumps is carried out using physical force and hand tools. It is impossible to carry out such work alone, so it will be necessary to invite friends or neighbors to help.
In order to uproot a stump that interferes with everyone, you will need the following tools and equipment:
- shovel;
- axe;
- saw;
- sledgehammer;
- cable;
- levers;
- winch;
- protective equipment (goggles and gloves).
The sequence of uprooting a stump from the ground is as follows:
- It is being dug around the perimeter. To facilitate the work, high-pressure water jets can be used, which will quickly wash away the root system.
- The roots are alternately separated from the core and removed from the ground. This can be done by hand or with a winch.
- The deck remaining in the ground is taken out. The process is carried out with the help of levers, cables and brute force.
The advantages of this method:
- does not harm the environment;
- you can work in the most cramped conditions;
- the entire root system is removed;
- the soil does not need to be restored.
It is impossible not to note the disadvantages of manual uprooting:
- work only in dry weather;
- it's incredibly hard work;
- relatively long period of work;
- the cost of the services of hired workers can be quite high.
The choice of a method of getting rid of stumps depends on the conditions of a particular site and the financial capabilities of its owner.
stump uprooting
The ZEMLECHIST company is engaged in uprooting stumps of any size in the Moscow region. Depending on the complexity and scope of work, stumps are uprooted using equipment - a pneumatic crusher or an excavator. The method of removing a stump on the site depends on its size, depth and free access.
We offer only soil and environmentally friendly ways to uproot stumps and trees on the site.
We also provide such services for clearing the territory from shrubs and small forests, such as cleaning and clearing, cutting down shrubs, sawing down trees, mowing grass and pruning fruit trees.
Prices for uprooting a stump
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The cost of the service depends on the diameter of the stump and the method of its removal. Also, the final price may be affected by the slope of the site, the possibility of access to equipment and other factors. To estimate the budget for uprooting trees, you can use the table below or call the numbers listed on the site. The exact price of uprooting the site can only be determined by our specialist after inspecting the object or from photographs.
| Service | Price | ||||
| Manual uprooting of stumps | 100 rub. for 1 cm diameter | ||||
| Uprooting stumps on the site with a crusher | |||||
| Stump diameter | Stump removal depth | ||||
| 10 cm | 20 cm | 40 cm | 60 cm | ||
| up to 20 cm (including root paws) | 500 rub. | 900 rub. | 1 500 rub. | - | |
| up to 30 cm (including root paws) | 900 rub. | 1 500 rub. | 2 600 rub. | 3 900 rub. | |
| up to 40 cm (including root paws) | 1 600 rub. | 2 600 rub. | 4 600 rub. | 6 800 rub. | |
| up to 50 cm (including root paws) | 2 400 rub. | 4 100 rub. | 7 100 rub. | 10 600 rub. | |
| over 50 cm | on request | ||||
| Uprooting trees on the site with a tractor | |||||
| Forest area | Price (at a density of up to 25 stumps per 100 sq.m.) | ||||
| up to 7 acres | from 5 500 rub. / weave | ||||
| 8 - 15 acres | from 4 500 rub. / weave | ||||
| over 15 acres | from 4 000 rub. / weaving | ||||
The cost of uprooting stumps on the site with a crusher
The minimum cost of an order for uprooting trees with a crusher is 15,000 rubles!
The cost of uprooting trees on the site with a tractor
The minimum cost of an order for the removal of stumps by a tractor is 35,000 rubles!
For preliminary self-calculation of the price for the removal of tree stumps necessary:
- measure the diameter of each stump at ground level (including root shoots if they need to be removed);
- if the diameter is difficult to determine, then you can measure the circumference of the stump and divide by 3.14 - you get the diameter;
- add up all the diameters of the stumps;
- choose a deletion method;
- multiply the total diameter by the price per 1 cm from the table.
For example, for three apple trees with a diameter of 10 cm, each cost of manually removing stumps by uprooting will be calculated using the formula 3 * 10 * 100 = 3,000 rubles.
Before and after dealing with stumps on the site
By moving the slider to the sides, you can evaluate how the site has changed after cleaning the stumps from the site. Press the arrows "right" and "left", see photos from different orders.
How can we remove stumps from your property?
METHOD No. 1. Removing stumps with a crusher or grinder
In the photo: removing a stump with a chopper cutter.
For stump removal, a Laski self-propelled crusher is used. When uprooting a stump with it, first the tree is cut as close to the ground as possible with a chainsaw. Further, the pnedrobilka allows you to grind the remaining stump to a depth of 60 cm below ground level. As a result, only a pile of sawdust remains in place of the stump, which can be sprinkled with earth or collected in a bag.
This type of removal is much faster and more efficient than manual stump removal. However, with this method of uprooting, the underground part of the stump, its roots remain in the ground. This can create a problem in the future during construction work or when laying communications.
Also, the removal of tree stumps with a pnedrobilka is undesirable if plowing the land is supposed. Typically, this type of stump removal is used on existing lawns where the stump needs to be removed and minimally disrupt the appearance of the site.
Advantages:
- High speed uprooting of stumps. More than 30 stumps up to half a meter in diameter can be crushed per day.
- Preservation of the appearance of the site after uprooting. It is possible to remove the stump even on an existing lawn.
Flaws:
- Shallow depth for work. The roots remain in the ground and will not allow you to plow the ground in place of the stump.
METHOD number 2. Uprooting stumps with a tractor
In the photo: uprooting the site with a tractor bucket.
We have a JCB backhoe loader and can uproot trees on the site quickly and efficiently with a tractor bucket. We offer this method for uprooting areas where there is a possibility of arrival of large-sized equipment and a large amount of work is expected. Usually these are new forest areas or old apple orchards. As with the manual method, only many times faster, a stump is dug out with a bucket, shoots are cut off and the rest of the tree is pulled out of the ground.
After mechanized uprooting, funnels and soil dumps remain on the ground, which we immediately level. Such a rough layout is done free of charge when ordering the removal of stumps on the site by a tractor.
Advantages:
- High speed uprooting of stumps. Up to 10 acres of continuous forest can be uprooted per day.
- Complete root removal. Insignificant small roots remain in the ground, the site is suitable for plowing.
Flaws:
- Requires the arrival of equipment. It is impossible to uproot the site if there is little space, paved paths and dense plantings.
METHOD number 3. Manual uprooting of stumps
In the photo: manual uprooting of stumps on the site.
This is the traditional way, when the stump is first dug out from all sides. After that, the roots are cut and the stump is removed from the ground. Manual uprooting allows you to remove all the roots and thereby prepare the land for further processing and plowing. Such a process of dealing with stumps is physically very difficult. Large labor costs make such uprooting the stump at the cost of the most expensive.
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