DEVICE FOR UNDERCUTTING AND REMOVING ROOT BALLS

摘要

The present invention relates to a device for undercutting and removing root balls (101, 1, 2) for attachment to a carrier vehicle or carrier device for undercutting and for removing plants that have root balls, said device having at least one undercutting blade (111, 11, 12, 22) which is mounted on an arc guide (104, 204, 404, 4, 5) so as to be rotatable over a circular path about a vertical axis A. The invention also relates to a method, in particular for tree nurseries, in horticulture and agriculture and in forestry, for undercutting and removing plants that have root balls of various volume using a root ball undercutting and removing device (101, 1, 2) of this kind. The undercutting blade (11) or the undercutting blades (111, 11, 12, 22) can be adjusted manually and/or at least semi-automatically.