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You can remove a pine tree stump the old fashion way, and that’s by digging. With the use of a shovel, dig up the soil around the bottom of the tree.

After you have dug up the bulk of the soil, you can switch tools and get a hand-shovel. Using this, proceed to dig up the smaller parts of the soil you in-between and around the takedownstump.barted Reading Time: 7 mins.

Everyone has favorite tools to use, though, and the more various digging and cutting tools you have on hand, the better.

Dec 30, This is the easiest way l have found to remove a tree stump by hand. This is the easiest way l have found to remove a tree stump by hand. Grind the pine tree stump into mulch if it is too large to remove by hand. Use a shovel to clear rocks and debris from the soil around the stump, and then cut the stump as low to the surface of the.

Follow the outline of the roots on the ground and use your shovel to dig up the hidden parts.

Aug 17, Tips for Removing Stumps. When digging out a stump by hand, a hose or pressure washer can be helpful to wash away dirt to expose roots as you dig downward. Major roots do not have to be removed once the main body of the stump is severed from the roots and removed. Buried underground, the roots will generally rot away naturally over time.