How to Clear Large Shrubs



In this video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook explains how to clear large shrubs.


Steps:

1 Use bypass loppers to cut away smaller branches around outer portion of shrub.
2 Cut through thick branches deep inside of the shrub with a chainsaw.
3 Dig around base of shrub with pointed shovel.
4 Cut through roots at base of stump with a garden mattock.
5 Pull stump from hole.
  • About 1 hour per shrub

Difficulty: Moderate depending on size of shrub

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