Sadly it is looking as though I shall have to remove a hawthorn hedge.
If I cut it out at the roots will it die, or do I need to grub the roots
out as well?
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Common sense, not common market.

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Sadly it is looking as though I shall have to remove a hawthorn hedge.
If I cut it out at the roots will it die, or do I need to grub the roots
out as well?

It will regrow from the roots.

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Tie a rope around base, soak the soil around the roots very well, tie other
end of rope to car and drive off slowly.
Unless the hawthorn is very tall of course.

regards
Cineman
West Mids
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Sadly it is looking as though I shall have to remove a hawthorn hedge. If
I cut it out at the roots will it die, or do I need to grub the roots out
as well?
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Common sense, not common market.

cineman wrote:
Tie a rope around base, soak the soil around the roots very well,
tie
other end of rope to car and drive off slowly.
Unless the hawthorn is very tall of course.
[...]

As a matter of interest, have you tried the method? I did once, with
a very small goat willow, about an inch and a half in diameter. All I
got was wheelspin.

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"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
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cineman wrote:
Tie a rope around base, soak the soil around the roots very well,
tie
other end of rope to car and drive off slowly.
Unless the hawthorn is very tall of course.
[...]

As a matter of interest, have you tried the method? I did once, with
a very small goat willow, about an inch and a half in diameter. All I
got was wheelspin.

--
Mike.



I would think you have to employ the right sort of car.
One of my friends used to refer to his series 2 landrover as a car.

That would stand a more than evens chance of success.

Pete
www.thecanalshop.com

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from "Mike Lyle" contains these words:
cineman wrote:

Tie a rope around base, soak the soil around the roots very well,
tie
other end of rope to car and drive off slowly.
Unless the hawthorn is very tall of course.
[...]

As a matter of interest, have you tried the method? I did once, with
a very small goat willow, about an inch and a half in diameter. All I
got was wheelspin.

I have too, with a Fordson Power Major, and all *I* got was wheelspin.

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In article ,
says...
The message
from "Mike Lyle" contains these words:
cineman wrote:

Tie a rope around base, soak the soil around the roots very well,
tie
other end of rope to car and drive off slowly.
Unless the hawthorn is very tall of course.
[...]

As a matter of interest, have you tried the method? I did once, with
a very small goat willow, about an inch and a half in diameter. All I
got was wheelspin.

I have too, with a Fordson Power Major, and all *I* got was wheelspin.

You'll have to refer to the google archive to find my post. I did this
with a rope that had some elasticity, a car with 200 BHP and a 1/2 tonne
of Lleyandii tree stump a few years back. Wheelspin would have been
nicer than trying to outrun a tree that had better acdeleration than me.

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from Warwick contains these words:
In article ,
says...
The message
from "Mike Lyle" contains these
words:
cineman wrote:

Tie a rope around base, soak the soil around the roots very well,
tie
other end of rope to car and drive off slowly.
Unless the hawthorn is very tall of course.
[...]

As a matter of interest, have you tried the method? I did once, with
a very small goat willow, about an inch and a half in diameter. All I
got was wheelspin.

I have too, with a Fordson Power Major, and all *I* got was wheelspin.

You'll have to refer to the google archive to find my post. I did this
with a rope that had some elasticity, a car with 200 BHP and a 1/2 tonne
of Lleyandii tree stump a few years back. Wheelspin would have been
nicer than trying to outrun a tree that had better acdeleration than me.

The picture that conjures requires no visit to the archive...

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Rusty
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http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message
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The message MPG.1d65fffc3095a69b9896a2@dalai
from Warwick contains these words:
In article ,
says...
The message
from "Mike Lyle" contains these
words:
cineman wrote:

Tie a rope around base, soak the soil around the roots very well,
tie
other end of rope to car and drive off slowly.
Unless the hawthorn is very tall of course.
[...]

As a matter of interest, have you tried the method? I did once, with
a very small goat willow, about an inch and a half in diameter. All
I
got was wheelspin.

I have too, with a Fordson Power Major, and all *I* got was wheelspin.

You'll have to refer to the google archive to find my post. I did this
with a rope that had some elasticity, a car with 200 BHP and a 1/2 tonne
of Lleyandii tree stump a few years back. Wheelspin would have been
nicer than trying to outrun a tree that had better acdeleration than me.

The picture that conjures requires no visit to the archive...

--
Rusty
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I tried the above but understood the secret was to allow yards of slack
so that a good jerk could be achieved. It's amazing how much blood can come
from a battered nose!!!
Best Wishes Brian.