Continue digging until the roots and the bottom of the.

Aug 14, Tips for How to Remove a Shrub Stump 1.) Gather Your Tools. For removing a shrub stump, you’ll need a rounded shovel (not square) and an ax.

Some landscapers 2.) Start Digging. Before you dig, it helps if the ground is moist. If the ground seems very dry or too hard to dig. Jun 01, There’s two common ways to remove a shrub or bush but you won’t be happy with the results from these methods. One, dig the entire root system up with a shovel and try to pull out the shrub or bush out. This is back breaking work and it’s unlikely you’ll be able to dig around and through a well established root treedelimbing.barted Reading Time: 5 mins.

Drive the teeth close to the stump and turn on the machine. Raise the cutting wheel of the grinder a few inches above the front edge of the stump with the brake lever. Turn on the spinning cutting wheel and slowly lower it onto the stump.