Pyracantha removal

Hi All

There is a a small Pyracantha shrub growing on the edge of a bed, not sure how it got there as I doubt anyone specifically planted it.

Anyway, for the sake of symmetry I want to remove it.

What is the best way to kill it off?
It looks like it would be difficult to dig out, as the roots are intertwining with a Heavenly Bamboo plant.

 

Shame. Pyracantha provide flowers for bees and berries for birds. Bamboo just spreads and makes a nuisance of itself. But just chop the pyracantha off at ground level and wait for the odd shoot to appear and chop that off at ground level. It can’t live long with no leaves. Shame.

 

Just watch out for the thorns on the pyracantha.
Heavenly (Sacred) Bamboo called Nandina domestica is not a bamboo as such it just looks similar.
RHS describe it as "A small, upright, elegant evergreen shrub with a bamboo-like habit to around 2m in height, with compound leaves and lanceolate leaflets which are purplish when young and in winter. Small white flowers in large panicles appear in summer, followed by red berries"

 

If the pyracantha is small you could probably just pull it out (but agreeing with Nigel, the thorns can be nasty).

At this time of year you can lift and move perennials easily, so you could plant it elsewhere if you wished. For this you might want to gently try and lift it with a garden fork, which would disturb the nandina a bit, depending on how much they are intertwined, but gentle forking shouldn't do much damage.

 

Hi @BOSullivan, Thevictorian is right, a fork job should be doable. Replace the soil with good compost perhaps mixed with some fertilising stuff such as Blood, Fish and bone, rotted manure or granular feed, water well and the Nandina should be just fine.

If the Pyracantha is healthy, you could pot it up and see if you like it throughout the year (I remember you have a new garden). Pyracanthas are mostly evergreen, take well to pruning so worth giving it a try in a patio pot.