How to Remove a Tree Stump - Using Spectracide Granules

This video shows how to remove a stump. I used Spectracide stump remover granules to aide in the decomposition of the stump to make this happen. If you have more time than energy, this is meant for you. Super easy, and very little labor involved. Thanks for watching, sharing, and commenting!
#philcrockett #stumpremoval #treestumpremoval

[@loubenii]

What a fantastic video; informative and straight to the point. Can't wait to start clearing our my backyard!

[@PhilCrockett]

indeed, Louie! It just takes time and patience. Let me know how it went

[@1968Olympica]

Thank you. Great video demo with concise dialog.

[@PhilCrockett]

Thank you for taking the time to comment!

[@caseygutierrez5349]

Great video. Thank you for taking the time!

[@PhilCrockett]

thanks for watching and commenting, Casey!

[@aldo5658]

Just watered my hard ground for tommorows digging. Can't wait to start

[@PhilCrockett]

let me know how it goes. Make sure to buy more granules than you think you need. I could have used a little more in spots on this one, but it worked fine. The more rot the better and easier. just have some patience. The longer you wait the better.

[@ATLTRANSPORTER2]

Excellent video. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@PhilCrockett]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cliffjohnson2273]

Spectracide has 100% potassium nitrate as the only ingredient . fertilzer with high potassium content would be cheeper. also feed the microbes is a molass/ sugar cover with a compost. Use rain watter. City water has chlorine, fluoride

[@PhilCrockett]

Thanks for the tip, Cliff! That is awesome! I'm going to have to try that out

[@VinayakGovande]

where should I get it? cna you give some example? Thank you

[@TOML0856]

Thanks for the tip!!

[@londonpickering8675]

Excellent! I will start on my stump project immediately...

[@PhilCrockett]

let me know how it goes!

[@brianmedeiros417]

What a great video Thank you for taking the time.

[@PhilCrockett]

You bet!

[@rickbecket2820]

I'm going to buy a stump and bury it in my yard just to see if this really works.

[@PhilCrockett]

ok... let me know

[@damareomccrorey9787]

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[@gingerehrhardt843]

Very informative.

[@PhilCrockett]

Glad it was helpful!

[@williammccaslin8527]

We got rid of a 3' oak stump by putting a bag of charcoal on top an lighting it, an about a week later there was no more stump down to about 6 In's below the dirt, once lit, it just kept burning all the way down, luckily we didn't have any rain an the stump was well aged an dry, occasionally we would give it some whacks with an axe to open it up for more burn, tree was about 18 in diameter, worked out well, jus food for thought.

[@PhilCrockett]

That sounds like a great idea too!

[@biggstile]

I like it. It requires patience.

[@PhilCrockett]

YES!

[@AkuaMau]

Thank you for your patience in creating this video

[@PhilCrockett]

All I have is time. Lol! Thanks for watching and commenting

[@PetranGavrosForever]

Hi Phil, Greetings from Central NY state and thanks a bunch for this super-helpful video ! I've followed this procedure to attempt to remove two tree-of-heaven (evil ?) stumps in my yard, about 12'' wide and 10'' tall. I started out with a 1/2'' spade-it, as I had read on a similar website that this would be sufficient. After I began drilling, I discovered your video, so I simply ended up making about 15 half-inch holes, 10'' deep each, into the top surface of all the stumps. I think this should give sufficient coverage. Then drilled about 10 diagonal (45 deg. angle) holes on the side of the stump such that they matched the top surface ones on the periphery. I just filled all the holes with Spectracide granules with hot water and covered the stump. I plan to keep on pouring hot water every day per your instructions. This said, 3 questions: 1) Should I pour Spectracide back in the holes again ? 2) For how many more days should I keep on adding water ? Do I simply look to see if there's no granules left ? 3) It was impossible to remove all the drill dust from the holes, as hard as I tried. Would that be an issue. Thanks a bunch and sorry if this was too long ! Pete

[@PhilCrockett]

I would keep watering until the granules have dissolved. then just let time take over. The longer you wait, the easier it will be to take out.

[@JSnow2013]

Hey @PetranGavrosForever, looks like it's been about 10 months -- how did this work for you? I stumbled upon this video while researching non-herbicidal ways to remove Tree of Heaven so I'm very curious about your post! My big fear is that TOH is so aggressive that your trees probably either 1) root suckered or 2) sprouted from the open holes, essentially ignoring the spectracide 🤣. Curious to hear what happened to your evil trees!

[@jodirauth8847]

Thanks for this video. I have 2 I need to do this with

[@PhilCrockett]

Glad it was helpful!

[@qs3946]

Thank you, very great instruction

[@PhilCrockett]

You're welcome!

[@Elizabeth-li8xf]

Excellent video

[@PhilCrockett]

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment, Elizabeth. Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I get hundreds of comments and some slip through.

[@JMCretella]

Nicely done

[@PhilCrockett]

Thanks!

[@chessdad182]

Excellent video.

[@PhilCrockett]

Thank you very much!

[@KingYang05]

Added Like #1000. Great video.

[@PhilCrockett]

Thanks for watching

[@jlacson74]

I will try this.

[@PhilCrockett]

All the best

[@tracybowling1156]

Hi Phil. First, you were right. I've already found a video that I really liked. I have a ? tho. After the 6 months, can you burn the stump out of the ground? And then just plant the grass seeds etc.? I've never gotten rid of a stump. But you never know when you may have cause to.

[@PhilCrockett]

Yes you can! just make sure the stump is very dry. (no rain for a while). invite a few friends over for a hotdog roast, and make a "stump burning party" out of it. hmmmm.....sounds like another video........

[@tracybowling1156]

@@PhilCrockett And if it ever was a video. You will have an audience in me! 👍🏻

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

Indeed, and for better effect you can add an extra bottle of stump remover with some extra boiling water a few weeks before burning it, then once it's bone dry drizzle about 6 ounces of kerosene or diesel into each hole and a good coating over the surface, giving it a few hours to soak in, then place a healthy pile of charcoal briquettes on top and light them up. The extra potassium nitrate will serve as an excellent oxidizer and the kerosene/diesel will really get it going, if the holes and stump remover is evenly distributed it should be a pit of ash in a couple hours. If you're like me and buy potassium nitrate bulk by the 50 pound sack (for rockets) you can go ham and fill the entire length of each hole with KNO3 prills, the stump burns up in about 30 minutes lol. If you're even more like me you can change the second addition of stump remover/KNO3 with a 65/35 ratio of blended KNO3 and table sugar, again filling the holes completely followed by a few cups of boiling water. Once a few weeks have passed (obviously you want to burn in late spring or summer when it's able to really dry out) and _that_ particular concoction has dried out a little, the stump will be a veritable fire hazard lol, as the stump will be infused with a stoichiometric mix of basic rocket fuel. It would surprise me if the stump took more than 5 minutes to become a bowl of ash lol, and boy will it be a smoke show🤣.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Yo, Phil and you're a fine stump eradicator! We just let ours rot or when someone has a machine close I'll snitch it and yank them out. Usually we just cut them close and mow over them. Hope all is well and the fish freezer is full. All is fine here and grass is growing. Have a fine Jesus weekend and GBWYall!

[@PhilCrockett]

I've learned over the years to use "time" instead of "back". In this video, I was actually sitting on a bucket and leisurely wedging the pieces out. It was super ez and took about as hour. The granules, Fall and Winter did most of the work! Been doing a lot of fishing and gardening. I'm picking cucumbers, zucchini, spinach every day! BTW..... if you don't have a Zoodle maker, you NEED one! I've replaced pasta noodles with Zoodles (zucchini noodles). Unreal how amazing they are! stir fry in liquid aminos, garlic, onion, seasonings and sesame oil! Don't waste money on the frozen ones (nasty).... make fresh ones from the garden! Mmmmmmmmm!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@PhilCrockett The old hero, the Sea Bee Uncle always said to 'Use your head instead of your back' and 'Your feet have to make up for what your head forgot'. And my 4 frozen back bones and shrunk in height 3 inches are a live tribute to someone that made his lifelong living on his butt! Cheryl has more stuff growing than she can keep track of and gets zucchini from Aldies BUT hers are about to pop out! Seems like she has a Zoodler but I'll check. Che's just been slicing and cooking with onions and MERCY are they good! I like squash a BUNCH and so does she. Along with almost everything else. THANKS, Phil and have a wonderful rest of the week and a Jesus weekend and GBWYall!

[@PhilCrockett]

I like "your feet have to make up for what your head forgot"! Never heard that one! I live that line every day. Have the wife make you some stir fry zoodles! You won't be sorry! So glad to hear from you again. I always look forward to your comments! Give everyone in the swamp my greetings! GBWU2!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@PhilCrockett 104 on the Zoodles. She used to have a rig that'd do goofy stuff to squash. I'll quiz her about it. And my poor old head has gone through so much it's a God thing it can even remember itself. Fish on, Brother and GBWYall and ALL yall!

[@jgoofy8722]

What about the roots not visible to the service? Would they eventually decompose since the main stump is now removed? Or do those have to be digged out as well? The branches still growing from the roots is killling me chopping down every week.

[@PhilCrockett]

This was in my yard, so the mower would take care of any growth from residual routes. However, I have not noticed any growth at all

[@19moods]

They grinded my stump. Terrible job as a lot of it is still below and I get shooters from the veins that get as tall at 5 feet. Will this stuff kill the shooters coming from the stump and vines ?

[@PhilCrockett]

I mow this spot, so I've never had to experience any re-growth.

[@censored7881]

The product package says to wait 4 to 6 weeks. Also, I screwed up; I used a chainsaw and ended up with a stump that leaks water out the top, so I seriously doubt the granules will be doing any good except at the bottom inside of the stump.

[@PhilCrockett]

Yeah, I don't know your situation, all I know is that this worked for me

[@serenadevon]

How often did you dipense granules to the holes? TY for this demonstration ❤

[@PhilCrockett]

Probably three rounds

[@fcolon1976]

Awesome video! 1 question, won't this attract termites??

[@PhilCrockett]

I hope so! They can take care of the residual wood

[@johnnyfuture3524]

Does this work for freshly cut down stumps?

[@PhilCrockett]

Not sure, however, if you have the time......then give it a try and let me know. I'm guessing it will work though. I'd try this for sure.

[@dapoopta]

What type of drill bit is that?

[@PhilCrockett]

it's a Spade Bit

[@sbhjackson5931]

Thanks for this video. I am heading out to drill my holes today. I have 8 Bradford pear stumps varying from 16 to 18 in in diameter My question is did you actually pour 4 ounces in each hole? That's going to be expensive because each bottle ($8 at Lowes) is only good for 4 holes at that rate. It looked as if you drilled about 10 holes in 1 stump, so that 2.5 bottles per stump.

[@PhilCrockett]

simply pour an equal amount in throughout. Time is your friend.

[@collettefry7570]

Question: Does this poison the soil for the planting of another tree?

[@PhilCrockett]

I don't think so..... I have grass growing strong right now in that spot

[@mamedseyidov2206]

Stump remover contains kno3 or with a simple name fertilizer. It will help grow grass,tree or vegetables

[@webera]

Ah I had the exact question

[@raffinataonline]

So does this only take one bottle of Spectracide?

[@PhilCrockett]

All depends on the size of the stump. I only used one on this one. It seem to work well

[@JS-tr7oo]

We have a huge stump that was ground down almost a year ago. We made the mistake of thinking that because the humongous silver poplar tree was ground down to the ground, even below the ground that it was dead. Suckers began to sprout from the center of the ground down stump!!! That is why I am here in 2023 watching your video. I will give you an update to let you know if Spectracide Granules worked to get this stump decomposed and then I plan on burning it! This monster tree has sent out suckers over our entire yard and our neighbors yard. We routinely dig up the suckers weekly. I would not wish this nightmare on my worst enemy. So after much prayer to Jesus Christ and in HIS name I have asked for wisdom on how to get rid of this problem and stumbled across your video. We tried other methods to no avail. We tried vinegar and salt but it rained too often. We tried Epsom Salt and vinegar, same problem. I tried burning a fire on top of the stump and that did not work because the stump is green and alive and sending up baby trees everywhere including the middle of the stump. So I will let you know if Spectracide works.

[@PhilCrockett]

You have to maintain that area by mowing if you think there is any residual growth

[@JS-tr7oo]

Poplar tree, this particular kind grow extremely fast, especially the suckers. I would like to report however that we finally got control over our yard and our neighbors yard where they had spread to using Roundup. I bought the biggest bottle they had, dumped the liquid on the stump without even diluting it and the stump dies within a week. A month later the stump, the bark peeled off and curled up and withered. Now there are less suckers, nothing left of the stump for them to feed off the roots from it that were not ground down properly. Then we took turns hand picking, plucking off at the roots because these send out runners all over the yard, daily, weekly pulling them up by hand. A lot of prayer to God in Jesus name and it appears to have worked. I also mow the yard routinely.@@PhilCrockett

[@freehat2722]

Wow you've actually got time lapse pictures.

[@PhilCrockett]

yep! I've got 'time' on my side

[@catholic3dod790]

Where did you buy stump remover?

[@PhilCrockett]

You can buy it at any box store or on Amazon

[@Eliasfreefire477]

Does that kill the roots too?

[@PhilCrockett]

maybe or maybe not. The mower takes care of this one if they sprout. I haven't seen any tho since I've taken this out.

[@master-stratocaster4737]

I font get this lol. It would be faster to just dig it out lol. One advantage is, that it allows an easier access to potassium nitrate xdd

[@PhilCrockett]

I font get it! I don't know why you font get it. However, thank you for fonting my video

[@master-stratocaster4737]

@@PhilCrockett Xd it was a typo. I dont have anything against your video. Just the product is funny. Best luck with your content! I am glad I could help you FRONT your video xd.

[@PhilCrockett]

LOL! So glad you like my lame humor. We could probably hang out.... however, we would probably need bail money!

[@davidtseng5565]

Dilute sulfuric acid is very effective. Don't use the liquid in your old car battery, it has lead in it. The main ingredient in spectracide is potassium nitrate, a strong oxidizer, and a very good potassium and nitrogen fertilizer. Any one trying to obtain large quantity would have to be reported to authorities.

[@PhilCrockett]

great tip, David!

[@abdullahalmamun8264]

So you waited a full season to make this video?

[@PhilCrockett]

Sure did! I like making quality videos that show the details. Hope you like my other videos as well, my friend!

[@bobshaw3589]

Good video. I did not want to burn my stump. Underground roots could burn for weeks and put home on fire.

[@PhilCrockett]

Thanks for watching, and commenting, my friend!

[@outie555]

I was trying to figure out a way to remove mine, but luckily I watched this video, otherwise I'd be stumped.

[@PhilCrockett]

yes. this really does work well, but it takes time.

[@cvconnor]

Years later you have a hole where the rest of the stump decays.

[@PhilCrockett]

just simply add dirt. EZ! Thanks for watching and commenting

[@chiefrocka8604]

Used dyyyyynomite it’s quicker

[@PhilCrockett]

great idea! reminds me of a story...... A friend of mine said his cousin had access to some dynamite from his job site. He thought it would be cool to throw a lit stick in his pond and collect the fish (like in the movies). So... he went down to his pond, lit the stick and threw it in and ran.... BOOM! ...... it blew the dam and drained his pond. .......so the story goes.....

[@SSS-qg7sh]

6 months!?!?!?!?

[@PhilCrockett]

yep. treat in fall and remove in spring. unless you are in a hurry. Most people have been staring at the same stump for years. what's another 6 months?

[@IThee-hw8oj]

Make a hole in the stump, and start a fire (BBQ).... best way to do the job.

[@THX1138OG]

Dynamite is much better for stump removal

[@PhilCrockett]

yep

[@will7its]

Just pour used oil or diesel on it and burn that sucker in an afternoon......

[@PhilCrockett]

Or, park your lawnmower over the top of it, and throw a lit match in the gas tank.

[@clementfortin4315]

Or just rent a excavator its not that expensive for one day. And you can get rid of many stomps too

[@PhilCrockett]

That's a good idea to, Clement!

[@jayb3084]

pee in it lol in 80 days it turns into potassium nitrate which is the same thing as the stump remover then mix it with sulfur and charcoal lol just kidding do not do this if you know what the mix makes then like my comment lol

[@PhilCrockett]

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