HOW TO REMOVE UNWANTED SHRUBS AND HEDGES - 3 EASY METHODS
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Have you ever spent half a day trying to dig up or pry a landscape shrub or hedge out of the ground? It is hard, thankless labor. Well, in this video we will demonstrate several quick and easy methods for dealing with unwanted bushes. Best of all, it doesn't require exotic or expensive equipment. You can use a truck or vehicle to pull them out roots and all, or you can use a reciprocating saw and more traditional tools. Either way, you be done in a fraction of the time.
So reduce your frustration level and watch this video!
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Thanks for the tips. I have several I want to take out and keep putting it off.
Glad it was helpful. I have a couple more I need to pull out, but I'm going to do it in the fall.
thank you sir for taking the time and effort to post this - Its perfect for my project. Be well and good luck in your projects.
I appreciate that. Thanks for watching my video!
I'm so thankful I found your page!!! You have saved me so much time. Thank you
Yes, and I'm thankful that you took the time to watch my video.
I was looking for this solution. Great video!
Thank you and appreciate you watching!
Excellent Video, Very Helpful, and I love the pulling Rope, it's much better than the Chain, and Lighter Weight... 👍👍👍✌️
And the towing strap is very strong. I was really pleased with its ability to uproot even large well rooted shrubs. Thank you for take the time to view the video.
Great demonstrations thanks!
Appreciate the kind words! Thanks for watching.
Thank you.
You're welcome! Appreciate you watching my video>
This was super helpful. I have two way overgrown holly bushes in front of my house that I want to remove but they are so large and I’m afraid I won’t be able to get the big roots out. What types of smaller bushes would you recommend to go in front of a house? In San Antonio area.
I'm great at jerking them out of the ground, but I'm not the best person to ask about planting hedges. I keep loosing mine due to drought and freezes. Also, I'm also not familiar with the growing conditions in San Antonio. I have had very good luck with my dwarf boxwood, and we will probably be planting dwarf yaupon holly. Both are very hardy. We are in zone 9 and I prefer trees and plants that are rated for zone 6 or 7 thru zone 9 & 10. These will be more hardy in both cold and hot weather. I also want plants that are more drought resistant. Check the label on the plant, or this info is available on-line. Thanks for your comment.
very neat shop!!!! Your videos are great!!!
Thank you so much for watching and for those kind words! I need to hear them occasionally to keep me motivated.
I used a high lift jack on mine
That will work! There's always more than one way to do it. right?
Question, I’m looking to removing about 9 shrubs, three are the knockout rose variety, not sure of the other 6 but seemingly just your typical green shrubs. But I was wondering what would I need to do to the soil once I remove them. I want to plant new boxwoods in the rear and possibly some petunias in the front. Also, is there a timeframe I would need to wait before planting
First, let me say that I am much better at removing shrubs, than planting them, but most things I plant survive. I try to reuse as much soil that came out of the hole and mix that about 3 to 1 with compost. I also like to use the appropriate amount of root stimulator. Best time to plant is in the spring. Actually, boxwoods are very sturdy, low fuss plants here in Houston (Zone 9 -10). A lot may depend on where you live, so you may want to search for instructions specific to your area or zip code. Here is a boxwood planting link: www.thespruce.com/how-to-plant-boxwoods-4777363
First, I like to say thanks for responding. Yes, I myself have really never really planted anything either, but I have removed a shrub before and the soil seemingly turned into clay and I just didn’t want that to happen to the front of my home with these shrubs. I’m in Alabama, and with the beginning of summer if feels as though we’re in zone 9 but I think I’m in 8. But, thanks for the advice I’ll definitely use it.
@@bjohnsonutube Your soil is quite different than ours. We have coastal black gumbo.
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Gotcha, I’ll see if I can find out more info..thanks again
@@bjohnsonutube Good luck!
What type of blade do you use on your saws all??
I used an 6" fine tooth metal blade to cut through the nails. If you're cutting through bthe timber itself, an 8" standard wood blade works fine.
Think about irrigation systems and pipes before you pull. They aren’t buried that deep. Hedge roots can get a hold of them
You're right and that would have been a good thing to mention in the video. Fortunately, I use soaker hoses in my flower beds and they are easy to deal with.
Problem: we have a large Chinese Elm in the front yard that has made lots of babies. The biggest issue is these trees growing in the middle of flowering bushes like gardenias and Azaleas to the point that these unwanted shrubs are obscuring them. The previous owners yard service trimmed across the top of this mess. How do I get rid of these hedges without destroying my Azaleas and Gardenias. I have dug till I'm exhausted. Some I have cut back so I probably can't get a tow strap around them.
One gardenia has about 6 unwanted bushes.
I responded to your comment several days ago. Did you receive it? I don't see it now.
@@deerparkhomeshop2471 no I didn't.
What do you do with the huge shrubs after removal?
Here we put them on the road and the city hauls them off on trash day. It's against city rules to burn them. Check with them and see what their protocol is in your area.
What is the name of the wrap?
Unfortunately, I don't remember, but I bought it off the shelf at Lowes. Mine is 20" x 3" standard nylon tow strap. Since I overlooked this when I made the vid, I went ahead and added an Amazon link to something similar and 5 star rated to the video description. I don't know if it will work here but let's try. amzn.to/3uglGNg
If more people would use native shrubs The weather would not kill them like this just an idea.
The previous owners planted the shrubs, but Hawthorns are very popular here. I did plant a couple of Myers Lemon trees, and it killed them. But lesson learned, I won't plant them again. Thanks for your comment.
@@deerparkhomeshop2471 I understand that about previous owners planting stuff. I've been in this place for almost 10 years and I'm just now getting around to replacing some of their stuff. The hedges are just getting way too big. I'm wanting to start over. This time I'm going to plant native shrubs like ink berries. Not sure if those are native to Texas. I'm jumping on the homegrown national Park movement and trying to plant predominantly natives.
@@finray2 We also garden for butterflies and they are most attractted to native pollinators. I'm not familiar with ink berries. We are in zone 9/10 so they may not thrive here.