What's the best way to remove a redwood tree root from our lawn?
We have a large root running through our lawn, about 12ft long that sticks out about 3-5 inches. It’s becoming difficult to mow over but we’re mostly concerned about the water line coming in from the city. The tree roots broke the line several years back. We dug out that root and repaired the line, but that was a much smaller root. Should we dig the root out or would a stump grinder possibly work? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
2 Responses
Paul in San Dieg
19 Feb 2010
donna d
19 Feb 2010
i would try digging it out first if that doesn’t work then a stump grinder last resort.
Dig it out. Just start with a shovel in one location and undermine the root to the point where you can cut it. Then just keep undermining and cutting chunks out at a time until it’s gone.
Ome problem with a stump grinder is, if the root is pretty deep, they can only go so far into the ground with the stump grinder. So, they might not get it all.