Quote:
Originally Posted by tophcfa
Looks like a fan palm. These things can quickly take over a garden and require a lot of work if you want to keep them under control. After a few years of fighting the one in our garden we decided to get rid of it, which required some ingenuity. After trying to dig it up, we quickly realized the root system was too deeply imbedded in the ground to get it out by hand. After digging around the trunk and roots, we put a tow strap around it that tightened like a noose. We then attached the other end of the strap to the trailer hitch on my truck and I attempted to yank it out of the ground with the truck. The tires on the truck spun and I couldn’t yank it out of the ground. After putting the truck into 4 wheel drive low, I was finally able to yank the dam thing out. It took a lot of dirt to fill in the hole it left. We now have large ceramic flower pots in the garden as we learned they are much easier to care for and it makes controlling the weeds in the garden much easier.
|
I would not try this method for removing a tree, LOL. Sounds like a hold my beer story that while it ended in a safe way might not have.