Ratings may include incentivized customer reviews.
What Customers Are Saying
Customers overwhelmingly praise this shovel for exceptional root-cutting performance, with most noting it slices through roots up to three inches in diameter with minimal effort. The heavy, sturdy construction and unique blade shape enable users to leverage it as both a cutting tool and pry bar, dramatically reducing physical strain. Many report completing hours-long landscaping tasks in minutes, with users across all physical abilities—including older adults and those with back issues—finding the work surprisingly manageable. A few mention the edge could be sharper initially, and rare instances of bending occur, but these are vastly outweighed by enthusiastic endorsements calling it an essential garden tool.
Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.Great if you need to clear out weeds.
Would RecommendGreat for young saplings or getting rid of weeds. It's sharp enough to chop up larger roots (2-3 inches in diameter), but the handle is a bit flimsy, so ymmv.
Verified Purchaser
Great product
Would RecommendPerfect tool to edge and dig holes for plants.
Verified Purchaser
It works!
Would RecommendGets hard to get roots
Verified Purchaser
Great tool
Would RecommendThe shape and durability of this is amazing. Great to use for digging around plants and it's also awesome to cut grass and then put it back. It makes really straight lines giving you great precision.
Verified Purchaser
Fancy Looking Shovel
Would Not RecommendIt looks really sharp but still requires a significant amount of effort to really cut any roots at all, really feels like it does the same job as a regular spade.
Verified Purchaser
Sturdy root cutting, made easy
Would RecommendI struggled with removing bushes until I got this root cutting shovel. It cuts right through the roots.
Verified Purchaser
Digging a trench
Would RecommendSliced into the ground through thick grass nicely. Like a sharp shooter
Verified Purchaser
Great shovel for cutting roots
Would RecommendGreat shovel for cutting roots
Verified Purchaser
Great shovel
Would RecommendThis shovel did a way better job than a standard pointed shovel for digging up some stubborn birds of paradise roots and vine roots in the yard. Made quick work of it!
Verified Purchaser
Roots no More
Would RecommendI usually us a pick axe to tear out nagging roots from weeds but this tool slices right through them making it a breeze to take them out. This is a great product for taking out roots!
Verified Purchaser
THE ROOT SLAYER
Would RecommendThis product is amazing. It was exactly what I needed. Recently I’ve been doing projects with my dad in the backyard, everything from building our fence, planting teddy bear magnolias, taking down dead trees before they potentially fall, and putting out mulch and an edging roll. All of these projects in some way included me and my dad having to dig up roots. Some of these roots were massive and we tried so many different things to get them up but the majority of the roots were way too deep for u...
Verified Purchaser
split right down the fiberglass shaft
Would Not Recommendtrying to get a stump out, it split right down the fiberglass shaft. It was in a epic battle against a tree root and the tree root won. not so much a slayer. The blade itself is really good but unfortunately the shaft proved to be the weak point.
Excellent tool for plant removal
Would RecommendIt made short work of a Crepe Myrtle I’d been trying to dig out for weeks. I tried using a regular spade and little hand saw but wasn’t able to remove it. Took literally less than 5 minutes with this tool, worth every penny!
Verified Purchaser
Great for small tree or shrub moves
Would RecommendAs described cuts through roots so much better than standard shovel.
Verified Purchaser
Great spade
Would RecommendDoes the job it was meant for, made trenching easy