How to Remove Dead Shrubs
Shrubs can really enhance the overall appearance of a lawn if they are healthy and a dead shrub can ruin the entire landscape design. It is highly recommended that dead shrubs be removed from your lawn as soon as possible.
How to Remove Dead Shrubs
- Check to make sure the shrub is actually dead before removing it. You do not want to pull the shrub up if there is any way it can be saved. The shrub is still alive if there is green just below the surface of the soil, but it needs to be removed if it is brown.
- Place a water hose at the base of the dead shrub and turn the water on and allow it to run for several hours or over night. The soil should be thoroughly soaked to remove the entire root.
- Place a chain or a heavy web strap around the base of the dead shrub. Try to get the chain as close as possible to the base of the trunk.
- Tie a long nylon rope to the chain or web strap. The rope should be approximately 1/2-inch in diameter.
- Attach the rope to a towing ring on a truck.
- Start the truck and slowly pull it forward until all the slack has been removed from the line.
- Make sure there are no by-standers nearby because the rope can break, which could result in someone getting injured.
- Continue pulling the truck forward until the roots are completely out of the soil.