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On a hedge that size they will come out without too much of a fight, the roots will be branching under the lawn but they cut easily. I would use a mattock after trimming them down to make access easier. Any remaining roots can be trimmed out of your new planting hole.
yes easy when they are that size... if they come out with a bit of root left on you could even re use them on another job as hawthorns re establish well as bare rooted transplants if moved at this time of year
Thanks for the replies folks. That's what I was hoping. Will sharpen the mattock for next week! As Billybop says, will try and transplant the hawthorns to another job. Too nice to waste!
yes it's worth a try... might be a few that don't come out so well and maybe not worth spending too much extra time trying to preserve them, but could be a nice bonus to re use them if it works out. i would probably go along the edge of that small border with a sharp spade cutting downwards to sever any roots running under the lawn first, then attack the bushes from one end with spade and mattock creating a kind of trench
Good idea to cut along the lawn border.
Took this one out last week, it was fairly easy just with a spade and a roughneck post hole digger. I did lean on the last few with a hilux because I could.
Looks similar. That's encouraging!