# About to dig out a Large yew
**URL:** https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/about-to-dig-out-a-large-yew/7986
**Category:** Beginners
**Created:** [March 25, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/about-to-dig-out-a-large-yew/7986 "2021-03-25T22:30:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Paulkendo1](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Paulkendo1)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/about-to-dig-out-a-large-yew/7986/1 "2021-03-25T22:30:31Z")
Just wanna make sure that I should leave as much foliage as possible when I take the yew out for energy?!
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### Author:  [@Jibby](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Jibby)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/about-to-dig-out-a-large-yew/7986/2 "2021-03-26T01:35:03Z")
Yes, if the tree needs to cut branching for energy it will die back itself. No need to do crazy cuts while the tree is already in a state of shock
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### Author:  [@Strooz](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Strooz)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/about-to-dig-out-a-large-yew/7986/3 "2021-03-26T14:42:23Z")
And if it is big - book half of a day for the digging…
Was doing that last weekend at my father-in-law backyard and after 2 hours I needed to call it a day.
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### Author:  [@Paulkendo1](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Paulkendo1)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/about-to-dig-out-a-large-yew/7986/4 "2021-03-26T15:20:29Z")
Was thinking about pulling it out with the truck!!
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### Author:  [@Strooz](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Strooz)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/about-to-dig-out-a-large-yew/7986/5 "2021-03-27T21:02:06Z")
Hulk… Smash…! 😉