How To Naturally KILL a Tree Stump FAST - WITHOUT Weedkiller or Digging

My dude waited 9 months to show us the results in the same video! Respects!

I'm 75, my dad got rid of oak stumps in Ohio by drilling holes in it, then filling them with salt Peter, from the drug store.

I hope you don’t mind me adding in a warning in some cases cause I 100% did this to myself before I seen this video so no fault of yours but I did this method to 2 of my trees and it’s a great idea and after my desired burn I completely soaked it with water when done and roughly 1 week later I notice smoke coming from the ground about 6 feet away from the stump, it had smouldered unnoticed for that long following the roots which I hadn’t even thought of. I just had to mention what I did so people can keep a watch out granted I live in rural Australia.

I live in the Southeast US. My neighbor puts her burn barrel over the stump then burns her leaves, etc as usual also burning the stump. Works very well.

Good thing he explained to clear the debris and cut branches asI would have never thought of that, Thanks Kangaroo Jack

Thank you it was helpful. I had a neighbors tree right up against my property line and it had a tree fork about 1o feet up with each being of equal size. The first part of the fork came down due to high winds and landed in my yard completely blocking my back door. I called the neighbor and someone came out and cleared up the mess but left the tree standing. The owner, when confronted, told me if I wanted the tree taken down I could pay for it myself. I told him we would end up in Court if the rest of that tree came down on my house. The following spring brought heavy wind and rain and the second fork fell and took 50 feet of my fence down. That section of fence I had not replaced because I figured the direction of that the fork would fall would take out my fence and perhaps hit the side of the house but I got lucky as it only hit the fence and the rest landed in their driveway. However, they left me with an 18" wide stump that I couldn't burn because the city I live in won't allow it. I used my Milwaukee Magnum drill and a mix of large diameter and long drill bits that I had been given by my Father and drilled holes into the stump and kept putting compost enhancer into the holes. It never occurred to me to cover it because it was in an awkward spot. They just left me another stump on my property line and this one I'll do the same but cover it with black plastic so that it rots even faster. Thanks for the tip.

Thank you. You have a lovely way of expressing yourself and I'll try this method 1.

Cut the tree as close to the ground as possible. Use the biggest spade drill bit your drill can accommodate. Use a corded drill if possible. Then drill as many holes into the stump as possible around 2 to 3 inches apart. Drill as deep as possible into the stump but anywhere from 6 to 8 inches should be fine. Once the holes are cleaned out fill the holes with cheap table salt. Leave the stump for 2 weeks and fill the holes again with salt if necessary. The table salt will leech the moisture out of the tree stump and kill the tree stump in the process. Usually, salting the stump once is typically enough.

When I burned stumps out, I did a deep X cut in the stump with a chain saw so it would burn easier.....worked wonderfully.

We are lucky that we have soft wet ground so we can dig the soil out and expose the roots quite easily. We chain saw the roots all round to release them and dig them and the stump out bit by bit. Sometimes the root is dead and will come out easily in one piece. We have an epic root pile now which makes great bonfire wood in funky shapes. No chance of us getting a digger in so we see it as a workout and do what we call 'root fit' - like cross fit only not.

A landscaper once told me the 2nd fastest way to get rid if a sump is to cut it as close to ground level as possible and put manure based mulch on it. The fastest way is with a stump grinder.

My husband did something like this and our neighbors thought our house was on fire! 😂😂😂 Got rid of the trunk and now we have grass growing over it. You'd never know it had been there.

I have drilled holes in stumps, large holes fill the holes with Epsom Salt a little water kills it and dries it out. I will dose 4 to 6 times over the next year. Then burn it to the ground. If you need to burn close to something you don't want to damage or kill. I have a small 5 gallon metal burn barrel. Keeps heat off trees next to it. But if you make it to big, you can burn above the barrel...

Clear more dirt around, drilled it with plenty of holes going down 9-12 inches, place a barrel over it, and then place in the firewood and maybe even some coals. adding a little bit of accelerant like kerosene would have helped burn deeper.

My neighbour Leo would just love it 😮

WET SEASON PREFERRED) Occasionally I’ll throw larger rocked/old bricks laying about on a fire then using tongs I’ll take them off the fire an apply directly to area I want to neutralize. It’s a passive method and typically I’ll hit a area 2-4 times over a few days. Hot sand in a metal bucket worked nicely too.(everything is dangerous please be careful when using heat. Fires can travel under the surface. Always drench your hot zone after!!)

Just cover the stump and leave it for years to decay and build soil. If you want to plant something, just cut through some of the root and plant. The fungi around the root of the old tree will provide nourishment to the new plant. Nothing exists in a vacuum ....make use of all growth and connections because they all are important and useful if we aren't so arrogant to think we know everything. Fungi and roots talk and work together. Disturb only what you must!

Excellent 👏

I soaked my tree stump with diesel fuel 2 years ago and tonight I plucked it straight out of the ground myself in 10 minutes filled hole with dirt done and done. My gsd started helping me dig it out too lmao

Did that. 2 weeks later the backyard caught on fire. Even though water stopped flame on top the inside shoulders without us knowing and eventually came to top almost burnt house down