Patent ID: 6945334

Claim:
An implement for removing a honeysuckle bush or similar shrub from the soil comprising: a. an elongate hollow member having opposite ends; b. a solid bar having a proximal and a distal end, said proximal end telescopically fitted into and within a first end of said elongate hollow member; c. said solid bar having a portion near said distal end for contacting the root ball of a shrub; d. said solid bar having a means on its distal end to penetrate the soil; e. means for affixing said solid bar and said elongate hollow member relative to each other; f. a platform assembly having a top side and a bottom side; g. said platform assembly having a substantially flat bottom surface for contacting the surface of the soil near a honeysuckle bush; h. said platform assembly being pivotally connected on its top side to said elongate hollow member along its axis in between its mid-point and said first end; i. said pivotal connection comprising means for pivoting said elongate hollow member and said solid bar about an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of said elongate hollow member; j. whereby said solid bar may be inserted beneath the soil near a shrub until said platform assembly is in contact with the surface of the soil and said elongate hollow member is then pivoted so said portion contacts the root ball of the shrub to leverage and remove the shrub from the soil.