just cut down some trees-the root of the problem

[ssray]

we have just had a load of trees cut down from our new house(not nice ones) they have cut down to the ground and left the roots and stump,as it was going to be as much again to get rid of them.
What can i put on them to help them rot quicker? or what else could or should i do?
Cheers Ray

[Wild Thing]

we have just had a load of trees cut down from our new house(not nice ones) they have cut down to the ground and left the roots and stump,as it was going to be as much again to get rid of them.
What can i put on them to help them rot quicker? or what else could or should i do?
Cheers Ray

plastic explosives

[Chillitt]

drill some biggish holes in them , to let the water stand. what sort of trees are they? if its willow, they will grow again unless you get a bit chemical on em. SBK mixed with old engine oil tiped in the holes will do it..

[Woodzie]

Drill holes in the top of them to collect water and copper nails speed up the rotting process

[Gizmo]

Drill loads of holes as deep as possible
Fill the holes with water and then with a fertilser high in nitrogen.

[ssray]

They are conifer type-softwood i think. the dozy sod who was doing the chopping took the plum and damson trees first!!!!!.
THEN the trees at the back fence that we wanted cut down to fence height he cut them down to the right height but cut all the branches off-now we have 12 8ft high stumps at the bottom of the garden
Thanks for the tips
Ray

[Scorpion]

Drill loads of holes as deep as possible. Fill the holes with water and strong bleach. I also know of someone who hired a JCB and driver for the morning and had the stumps ripped out by the roots!
A bit drastic but saved an awful lot of manual digging.

[Chillitt]

if you still have those tall stumps on, leave em, thats a good height for putting a tow rope on and 'surfing them out'...(might need to dig round em a bit to avoid making a mess...)

[fatfires]

They are conifer type-softwood i think. the dozy sod who was doing the chopping took the plum and damson trees first!!!!!.
THEN the trees at the back fence that we wanted cut down to fence height he cut them down to the right height but cut all the branches off-now we have 12 8ft high stumps at the bottom of the garden
Thanks for the tips
Ray

cheap fence posts!! ours (ex Lleylandii) lasted 15 yrs before they rotted

[Koi]

drill holes in he top and pour some some round-up in

[joker??]

if you still have those tall stumps on, leave em, thats a good height for putting a tow rope on and 'surfing them out'...(might need to dig round em a bit to avoid making a mess...)

heehee was thinking along those lines

[Bunkle]

just spent a few hours pulling stumps out round the in laws - hi-lift jack and some chain is all you need

[jaky cakes]

I pulled 15 of my mates out with my truck - they were biggish - about 15' tall. low range reverse tow them out.
failing that drill holes and fill with bleach or copper pipe / nails.

[AndyLala]

or if you can locate a scaffold pole that isn't doing much... plenty of leverage... and some elbow grease

Hi-lift'll do it nicely though...

[it's Jim]

Just hire a mini digger. Pull them all out. Plus you have the fun of playing with a mini digger. Fill the hole in, plant some flowers job done.