These are powerful machines mostly heavy that can be used by hand.

Now, we have a way to grip and pull out clumps of larger trees and shrubs. The BG Heavy-duty Root Buster by Brush Grubber is the perfect tool for busting and cutting up roots to help you clear your land. This simple-to-use product quickly and easily slices roots up to 18” deep without slipping off. The unique, hardened, V-shaped blade is 6 /5(49).

Saws can be used to cut off large sized roots.

When the roots have been exposed using the shovel, you will need a pair of sharp garden shears to do the rest. Shears are similar to a pair of scissors, only that they are much larger.

You can use them to cut up smaller roots. They are not suitable for cutting large roots (roots that Estimated Reading Time: 9 mins. Start by digging around the base of the shrub and cutting all the roots you can get at.

Then lay scraps of plywood on each side of the shrub. Set a jack stand or concrete blocks on one side and set up your jack on the other. Lay a beam across them and tie the root to the beam with a shrubhauling.barted Reading Time: 1 min.

If you need a tool that is capable of removing small trees and other unwanted, woody plants in seconds than you need an Uprooter – (Buy Now!) This professional grade device can easily clear the land of woody plants without troublesome stumps left behind from cutting. Simply place the jaws of the Uprooter around the stem of the plant and pull the lever for easy removal. Take root cuttings in late fall or early winter while the shrubs are dormant and their roots have most of the plants' energy stored.

The younger and healthier the shrubs, the more readily your root. Dec 05, The root cutting technique depends on the thickness of the root. Lay thin cuttings out horizontally on moist starting mix. Remember: the shoots grow from the cut ends. Cover the root pieces with about a half-inch ( cm.) of mix. If you have thick pieces of root.