trees and cooking!!!!!

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o.k. so the only connection could be that the wood is used
for a fire to cook on.-- i have looked in gardening
but only came up with roses and cacti etc. AND i have
always said that this is the friendliest group (DON'T
PROVE ME WRONG) We have about a dozen leylandii and i
want rid of half of them as they are tatty and two
are dead.how can we get rid of most of the stump in
order to build a wall. Someone told me of a product
to put on the stump but i cannot find it anywhere,
someone else said to hammer in brass nails and it
will rot, and another said set fire to them!. anyone
know of a quick and safe way to do it.thanks all.

Dynamite. But if that's not possible, find a couple of
young, strong guys who do not mind doing hard work to make
some dough. Give 'em the tools and stand back.

--
Peter Aitken

Remove the [censored] from my email address before using.

paula said:

o.k. so the only connection could be that the wood is used
for a fire to cook on.-- i have looked in gardening
but only came up with roses and cacti etc. AND i have
always said that this is the friendliest group (DON'T
PROVE ME WRONG) We have about a dozen leylandii and i
want rid of half of them as they are tatty and two
are dead.how can we get rid of most of the stump in
order to build a wall. Someone told me of a product
to put on the stump but i cannot find it anywhere,
someone else said to hammer in brass nails and it
will rot, and another said set fire to them!. anyone
know of a quick and safe way to do it.thanks all.

There is stuff to rot stumps, that is no quick solution. Can
you afford to hire a guy with a stump grinder? Perhaps they
could pull it for you with a chain.

nancy (good luck)

(paula) said:

o.k. so the only connection could be that the wood is used
for a fire to cook on.-- i have looked in gardening
but only came up with roses and cacti etc. AND i have
always said that this is the friendliest group (DON'T
PROVE ME WRONG) We have about a dozen leylandii and i
want rid of half of them as they are tatty and two are
dead.how can we get rid of most of the stump in order
to build a wall. Someone told me of a product to put
on the stump but i cannot find it anywhere, someone
else said to hammer in brass nails and it will rot,
and another said set fire to them!. anyone know of a
quick and safe way to do it.thanks all.

The product, stump remover, soaks into the stump and
then you burn the stump. Without the soaking it doesn't
burn well.

A chain and a tractor work best, but even a come-along will
pull out a stump that is not too large. Big stumps need front-
end loaders or some kind of excavator.

Maybe your local government/parks dept might like to dig
them out and use them if they are good sized trees.

Dennis

paula said:

o.k. so the only connection could be that the wood is used
for a fire to cook on.-- i have looked in gardening
but only came up with roses and cacti etc. AND i have
always said that this is the friendliest group (DON'T
PROVE ME WRONG) We have about a dozen leylandii and i
want rid of half of them as they are tatty and two
are dead.how can we get rid of most of the stump in
order to build a wall. Someone told me of a product
to put on the stump but i cannot find it anywhere,
someone else said to hammer in brass nails and it
will rot, and another said set fire to them!. anyone
know of a quick and safe way to do it.thanks all.

Around here, we drill holes deep into the stump (18 inches
or so) and pour in potassium nitrate (saltpeter). Let it sit
for a month or more and pour a little gasoline on it after a
week or so of dry days, especially down into the holes and
light it on fire. It will smolder over several hours and
burn itself down into the ground.

Otherwise, dig around the stump and waste a chain on a chain
saw. Cut down into the dirt and roots. You'll dull the chain
terribly, but chains aren't that expensive. If you don't
have one, rent a chain saw and return it with a new chain.
Cheaper than getting a service to come and remove it.

Pastorio

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o.k. so the only connection could be that the wood is used
for a fire to cook on.-- i have looked in gardening
but only came up with roses and cacti etc. AND i have
always said that this is the friendliest group (DON'T
PROVE ME WRONG) We have about a dozen leylandii and i
want rid of half of them as they are tatty and two
are dead.how can we get rid of most of the stump in
order to build a wall. Someone told me of a product
to put on the stump but i cannot find it anywhere,
someone else said to hammer in brass nails and it
will rot, and another said set fire to them!. anyone
know of a quick and safe way to do it.thanks all.

$50 and a 12 pack to any of your (over 18) teenagers in the
neighborhood on a Saturday afternoon.

Kswck said:

"paula" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

o.k. so the only connection could be that the wood is
used for a fire to cook on.-- i have looked in
gardening but only came up with roses and cacti etc.
AND i have always said that this is the friendliest
group (DON'T PROVE ME WRONG) We have about a dozen
leylandii and i want rid of half of them as they are
tatty and two are dead.how can we get rid of most of
the stump in order to build a wall. Someone told me
of a product to put on the stump but i cannot find
it anywhere, someone else said to hammer in brass
nails and it will rot, and another said set fire to
them!. anyone know of a quick and safe way to do
it.thanks all.

$50 and a 12 pack to any of your (over 18) teenagers in the
neighborhood on a Saturday afternoon.

Then drill holes in the stumps and put some copper
sulfate on the stumps. in a couple of months they should
rot down. Pan Ohco

Pan Ohco said:

Kswck said:

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Quoted message said:

o.k. so the only connection could be that the wood is
used for a fire to cook on.-- i have looked in
gardening but only came up with roses and cacti
etc. AND i have always said that this is the
friendliest group (DON'T PROVE ME WRONG) We have
about a dozen leylandii and i want rid of half of
them as they are tatty and two are dead.how can we
get rid of most of the stump in order to build a
wall. Someone told me of a product to put on the
stump but i cannot find it anywhere, someone else
said to hammer in brass nails and it will rot, and
another said set fire to them!. anyone know of a
quick and safe way to do it.thanks all.

$50 and a 12 pack to any of your (over 18) teenagers in
the neighborhood on a Saturday afternoon.

Then drill holes in the stumps and put some copper
sulfate on the stumps. in a couple of months they should
rot down. Pan Ohco

Copper sulphate is used as a control of fungus and bacteria,
the main agents of decay.

Dennis

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it.thanks all.

$50 and a 12 pack to any of your (over 18) teenagers in
the neighborhood on a Saturday afternoon.

thanks for all the advice. i will try and find a stump
grinder to hire --though i do like the idea of a couple of
18 year olds mmmmm!.

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it.thanks all.

$50 and a 12 pack to any of your (over 18) teenagers in
the neighborhood on a Saturday afternoon.

thanks for all the advice. i will try and find a stump
grinder to hire --though i do like the idea of a couple of
18 year olds mmmmm!.

Speaking from experience, a stump grinder ($20 for a 30"
diameter, around here) is much better than anything else.
For one thing, gasoline/fire/rotting compound really work
best when the tree is dry and DEAD. If the trunks are still
green, you'll wear yourself out trying to get it to rot.

N.