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Please help... I have a mate who recently had a "tree" (no further information available)cut down and wants to kill off the stump and roots so it doesn't start sprouting again. He doesn't want the stump removed as he has started using it as a feature in the garden (bird table) and likes to have the birds visiting. What are the methods nowadays for this? Thanks in advance.

THAT!!! is exactly the first thing my old man told me NOT to do, 25 odd years ago, and I can still remember the look on his face when he told me... That man will die an early death.

Thanks gnarly' already dug my flip flops out for impending work in the garden but prefer Bermuda shorts to Speedo's. Already been looking into courses, though time constraints and finding local courses are the main issues at present. Found this course... Level 2 Award in Ground Based Chainsaw Operations | Capel Manor College but not sure if that covered all I need??? but by the looks of your reply, it does???

500 yards from twickers Stadium... and I don't watch rugby except internationals every so often.

Thanks for the welcome guys... Based now in Twickenham/Isleworth. Spent most of my time up the Colne valley between Rickmansworth and Wraysbury. Not that many lake between those points that haven't felt my chain bite... lol Love a bit of banter, don't hold back.

Hi all... Joined up to pick up tips and advice, skills and idea's and generally pick the brains of you lot. A little history on my part. Had a chainsaw in one form or another for the last 25 odd years, except the last 9 when I sold them and thought I'd seen the last of them. Importantly, I have never had ANY training, and only ever used them on private land "clearing" fallen tree's and limbs, and removing the odd dangerous limb or tree as needed. None of this was paid work, just an addition to a part of my hobby, which is lake fishing. So when the club needed something done, I just did what was needed. As I get older I do look back and wonder about the legalities involved (ignored) with my chainsaw time back then, but I also realise that although taught by my father, and then professional arborists showing little things along the way, I have nothing on paper to say I can use a penknife, let alone a chainsaw. To be honest with you all, I don't even know if there are any legal limitations if doing tree work for no reward? Anyway, as things stand, I realised I missed the work a lot, and have just got myself another chainsaw, with the aim to get back into it. You'll be pleased to hear that I intend to do it properly this time, and would like to find out the best way to get started. Any help would be gratefully received... Thank, Martin