Weed Tree "Wrench"

To All of Us Who Have A Concept of a "Weed Tree"

This tool is phenomenal. It makes pulling small diameter trees out by the roots very easy. It's also rugged as heck which I have found is not the case with other sorts of this type that operate with a cable.


http://www.pullerbear.com/compare.html

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Hmm... looks interesting. Wonder if it would work for my very shallow-rooted nemesis, shrub honeysuckle? As I get older, I more often give up trying to yank them by the roots and just cut (or lop) them at ground level. Of course, then they sucker like crazy which is beyond aggravating. Problem is they often have multiple stems and branch nearly at ground level, so I'm not sure this gadget can get around the base. We've got a pretty huge local gardening supply place (Hummert's); I'll have to see if they've got one I can see in the flesh.

Hey, Wee, does this look familiar? I've got Amur Honeysuckle and Buckthorn growing rampantly and like you discovered that cutting off at ground is not a good idea. I now treat the stump with chemical, but pulling them out by roots would be my first choice. I wonder if it would work if you cut everything but the largest stem and then used this tool?

I have the original Weed Wrench. I think they are about the same. It works GREAT. For WR and Pseudo- if you were close I would loan you mine, but the Weed Wrench website said many local conservation districts have these and will loan or rent them out. You can uproot a small tree with these, and they come in different sizes. I also tried it on my English Ivy, but that did not work.

I went to the Weed Wrench site to get a look at their product
http://www.weedwrench.com/weedwrench/

But alas no gardening information, just a political commentary.
Looks like Pullerbear has one less competitor to worry about.

Pseudo, in my more enthusiastic days, I cut down so much honeysuckle from my property that I had to rent a big chipper to turn it into a mountain of wood chips. We had a chipping party with some friends. They'd gather up the cut honeysuckle from the woods and line up the carcasses along the driveway as I happily chipped away. It took an entire day and we only got half of them chipped up, so I had to rent it for a 2nd day. We used the woodchips to reinforce the informal paths through my wooded garden. Over a couple years, turned into great soil. I felt like I got the last laugh turning the evil honeysuckle into fabulous garden soil. But alas, honeysuckle is a fearsome foe and has rebounded with a vengeance of course. I'm not sure who's laughing now...

I've got enthusiasm; what I don't have is stamina. ;)

That looks like a fierce chipper you rented. I like the idea of using the chips to make garden paths. I'm actually trying to do the same here, and have cut a path through the woodland. The process of removing invasives is well underway, but it's a tough nut to crack and I've got a long way to go. The job is made more difficult by all the dead Northern Pin Oaks scattered about that were wiped out by wilt over the past 10-20 years. I just hope my back lasts as long as my enthusiasm.

There's a pretty good chance I'll be purchasing the Pullerbear. It will not likely work on the larger stuff, but it should do the trick for 80% of the invasive plants I've got here. If anyone is interested in helping out with this project, I'd be happy to throw a "chipping" party. :)