ROOT ASSASSIN 48" Garden Shovel/Saw - The Original & Best Award Winning Combo Gardening Spade Tool, Yard, Root, Stump, Tree Removal, Landscaping, Trimming Specialized Digging (48" Shovel/Saw)

This shovel destroy tree roots simply the best lead all the rest it's like a chainsaw I'II give this shovel 6 stars but you only have 5.

This was expensive and I gritted my teeth purchasing it, but it has been worth it. Last summer, I let a single thistle grow because it was pretty. Well, that was a mistake! This spring I had at least 50 thistles in my yard. Someone had told me they were invasive. Yeah, I believe them now. I tried a regular shovel but it didn't really get deep enough to get the whole root, and it was wide so it dug up way more lawn than needed. The Root Assassin is narrow and long, and the teeth on it make a difference. Those thistles pop right up complete with entire root. It will also be good for removing small volunteer saplings. A good tool to have in your shed.

I use this while metal detecting. Works great and is light weight, easy to carry.

I stumbled upon this. It is awesome for cutting roots. I removed some holly bushes and this did the trick. And you can dig holes for planting new shrubs and other plants. It is heavy duty and made of quality metal.

This was the first shovel that I purchased when I got into the hobby of metal detecting. Didn't take me long to discover a few things that you need in a shovel for that activity. You need a compact, strong tool. This shovel is fairly large. Large and long enough that you will not want to tote around in public often. Folks will think that you are out to cause grievous damage to the landscape...which you could, if you were so inclined.Also, this is not a particularly sturdy shovel, for virgin, undisturbed ground. You can't be prying up rocks and such with it, or it will bend and flex on you. It would be fine for a residential yard, but not for digging around in parks and compacted earth. I bent the blade out shape in the dry summer soil and decided that I needed to spend >$100 on a tool designed for my specific task. Which I also bent, trying to pry up an immovable object. Pick your battles and be strategic.A perfectly fine shovel, for garden use. You'll tire of carrying it around for my purpose, because I have a purple thumb and can't grow anything, besides weeds. I've kept it for my novice friends who sometimes want to try out metal detecting, just in case they want a real-world lesson in how much crap is in the dirt. Believe me, there is more than you can imagine.

I'm upgrading my rating:). I have a number of 30 year old cypress bushes that I removed yesterday. I started on root removal yesterday. The Root Assassin actually works well, BUT in combination with other tools that syou should have, including a pick and a digging bar (described later). The root assassin is sharp and has a 2 inch flat tip that works well for going under roots and helping to wedge them out. If you have a deep embedded root and can clear enough dirt then use a small chain saw or the digging bar with a point to pierce the root. ... I'm in the process of digging up my front yard and planting at least 50 bushes and trees. This sharp-pointed shovel really does not work for any root thicker than perhaps 1/16th of an inch, and really is not the solution for true root-impacted dirt. Instead, 2 weeks ago, I hired actual pro gardeners who dug holes in root-infested dirt to plant large trees. They used something I had never seen before and it worked so well I ordered it recently from Amazon, though I have not yet had an opportunity to try it myself...the Bon Tool RiverWorks 27-198 72-Inch Pencil Point San Angelo Digging Bar. I recommend the longer bar because it is heavier and creates more force. The guys would take this object, that looks like a spear and drive it into the dirt. Because it is so narrow, it easily breaks up the dirt and is used in conjunction with a pick ax. The bar widens the hole as well and the crowbar end easily breaks up and tears thick roots because of the leveraging effect since the bar is so long. This is a heavy steel shaft that drives down into the dirt with a sharp point on one end and a crow bar end on the other end (go to the product as listed here in amazon for an actual picture of the bar. Again, the root assassin is ok.

I have soooo many things to dig up since I'm redoing my plantings and I was having the hardest time with roots. This has helped tremendously. But it is heavy but very sturdy. I have 4 o'clocks that I'm trying to dig up after having them for about 20 years. So needless to say, the tubers these things grow underground can be HUGE! And a hand trowel of any sort does nothing but make my arm and hand hurt when trying to get these out of the ground. But the root assassin is pointed too & I'm only going after the tubers and not other items around them that I want to actually keep. I really do recommend this as an added tool for your gardening if you have some tough rooted items to get rid of.