Hire out a micro digger. Cut off the foliage then rummage about with the bucket to pull the root system. If I was me, that’s what I’d do.
Viper_JB
Reciprocating saw with a greenwood blade on it will do like 90% of the work until you reach the roots…really good for cutting out roots too.
qwerty_1965
Pruning saw (the sort which doesn’t fold) right at the bottom. Pick axe or even a good quality fork and a mini mattock to remove the stumps and roots.
EvenYogurtcloset2074
You’ll need a hedge fund for that.
Baldybogman
A mini digger would be the easiest way.
Don’t cut it all the way down first though. Leave at least a metre of it above ground for leverage. It’ll make life easier.
dublinjobuddies
Just a saw. After cut into leftover branches with a cross shape should kill it off. Simple.
EchidnaWhich1304
Cut it down and ring a local tree surgeon with a stump grinder and wood chipper dealing with the waste of that will take you a good few car trips to a dump. Trying to dig out stumps by hand is a hellish job.
If you hire a digger and damage any services to your house you will foot the bill to repair. Unless you have a detector for services you are basically dogging blind.
Nettlesontoast
Glad to see someone else is tired of giant box hedges
a_beautiful_kappa
Leave it until October in case birds are nesting in it.
SnooSeagulls7463
It’s a beautiful hedge. Just trim it properly, cut it back hard and shape, it lovely heade if it’s kept properly
Corcaigh2018
I put an ad for a ‘free hedge’ in Adverts last year and someone who needed a hedge came with a digger and removed it. Good luck!
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Hire out a micro digger. Cut off the foliage then rummage about with the bucket to pull the root system. If I was me, that’s what I’d do.
Reciprocating saw with a greenwood blade on it will do like 90% of the work until you reach the roots…really good for cutting out roots too.
Pruning saw (the sort which doesn’t fold) right at the bottom. Pick axe or even a good quality fork and a mini mattock to remove the stumps and roots.
You’ll need a hedge fund for that.
A mini digger would be the easiest way.
Don’t cut it all the way down first though. Leave at least a metre of it above ground for leverage. It’ll make life easier.
Just a saw. After cut into leftover branches with a cross shape should kill it off. Simple.
Cut it down and ring a local tree surgeon with a stump grinder and wood chipper dealing with the waste of that will take you a good few car trips to a dump. Trying to dig out stumps by hand is a hellish job.
If you hire a digger and damage any services to your house you will foot the bill to repair. Unless you have a detector for services you are basically dogging blind.
Glad to see someone else is tired of giant box hedges
Leave it until October in case birds are nesting in it.
It’s a beautiful hedge. Just trim it properly, cut it back hard and shape, it lovely heade if it’s kept properly
I put an ad for a ‘free hedge’ in Adverts last year and someone who needed a hedge came with a digger and removed it. Good luck!