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returning forestly back to land

timmiekp · 2017-09-01 19:00:24

have 2 acres that I want to put back to land. trees ar cut with 5 yrs.is a digger my only real option on pulling up the stumps. any advice

01-09-2017 7:00pm

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timmiekp

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have 2 acres that I want to put back to land. trees ar cut with 5 yrs.is a digger my only real option on pulling up the stumps. any advice

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#2 01-09-2017 10:53pm

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Yes that's the only way unless you want to pull them with a tractor and chain, how old were the trees ?

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around 20 - 25 years

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#4 02-09-2017 7:43am

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Don't they put some type of urea in the stumps to break it down by rotting it quicker but I'd imagine it would be a slow process

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#5 02-09-2017 10:24am

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fepper wrote:

Don't they put some type of urea in the stumps to break it down by rotting it quicker but I'd imagine it would be a slow process

No that's to stop fungus from spreading

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#6 02-09-2017 10:26am

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timmiekp wrote:

around 20 - 25 years

Did you get a felling licence ? If not pray to god they don't pick it up on the satelite, â‚¬60 per stump and you have to replant also

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