Leylandii: stump grind or dig out? Sussex

[spandit]

We've got about 4 leylandii that need removing. They're up to a foot in diameter and have been butchered (against my wishes) so look awful and aren't serving the purpose for which they were originally intended. Means that felling them is an easy job now as they're not very tall.

 

Would a 3-tonne digger be suitable for removing these or should I just get a stump grinding company in? Any recommendations within Sussex gratefully received

[dan494]

I'd grind them should take a decent grinder an hour maybe two and job done. If you dig them out you still need to dispose of them and refill the holes

 

 

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[treequip]

If you dig them out you still need to dispose of them and refill the holes

 

And they don't fit in your wheelie bin

[wrsni]

Aye, a three tonner will have them out no bother.

 

Put them under a roof and forget about them for a couple of years till they dry out and they'll burn grand.

 

Oh, I'm assuming you have the digger available. If you have to hire it then you might be cheaper getting them ground out, obviously you'd just have to price around.

[Ty Korrigan]

And they don't fit in your wheelie bin

 

Nor the neighbours 3 doors down...

Ty:laugh1:

[spandit]

I'd dump the stumps in my habitat pile or put them somewhere to burn later - that's not a problem. Any local stump grinders out there who could quote?

[steve collins]

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[spandit]

Thanks

[Old Mill Tree Care]

J Vartan- forest row

 

 

 

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Erm, are you sure he's still with us?

[tommy w]

I had four maybe a touch smaller, winched and dug them out. Easy morning's work including taking the roots to the tip. No major roots left to annoy me in my new veg patch now.