moved some plants, from my garden to someone else's, what was noticeable was the root ball of the largest stump. the plant itself was a beast of a plant, big thick stems with multiple branches, towering 13-14' tall
few of us get to see the root structure of big old plants, hope these pics illustrate what's going on beneath the soil line—in my case hard pan clay soil. roots grow mostly horizontal so its relatively easy to dig down and then completely under the root ball.
stump removal is made easier if you leave 5-6' of main stem to act as a lever and break the lateral roots on sides you might not have access to. digging completely under the root ball greatly assists
by zellyzero
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Thank you for sharing this definitely helps đ
BIN
Move some to my house
Damn
Good work Bob- good to see you post here. -Ryan D
Dang thanks thick how old do you reckon that thing is?