If you have got rid of tree unnecessary you, on its place recently, most likely, there was stub which needs also to be removed. There are several ways to make it, for example, to root out or burn.
Dig out the earth around stub
Before trying to remove stub, it is necessary to dig out the earth around it, baring, thus, roots. Dig as it is possible more deeply, circling. Try to reach the most part of thick roots, they have to be visible completely. It is also necessary to make small undermining under them that they have appeared in the open air. There are trees with very thick roots which to dig out extremely difficult. It will be difficult to root out stub manually in that case, it will be simpler to use heavy machinery.
Remove roots
Having bared roots, start their removal. Saw or split them, having used the axe or the chainsaw. It is necessary to make it in two places, is closer to the earth and at stub. If roots have large number of branches, cut them on part so that they were easier to be taken. First of all cut large roots, and then all others. After that in the earth for certain there will be small shoots, it is also necessary to get rid of them, use for this purpose mattock. Process of excavation and removal of roots can occupy you significant amount of time. Ask somebody to help you and you do not hurry. Surely put on gloves and glasses for protection of eyes.
Remove stub
Having finished with removal of roots around stub, to you, perhaps, it is required to make undermining under it by means of shovel. It is necessary to cut the roots which are under stub. After that the stub can be removed.
Completion of work
The hole formed after removal of stub needs to be dug correctly. For this purpose it is necessary to use sawdust or to loam (clay soil with small amount of sand). And that, and other material will gradually settle, add it to hole of times in several months until the place where there was stub, completely is not leveled.
Burning of stub
If you have no desire to root out stub, being engaged at the same time in long and heavy excavation and removal of roots, you can just burn it. However in that case the earth around stub will be saturated with its roots, will use it for landings is problematic. To burn stub, lay out around it dry branches as you do it when kindling fire. Set fire to branches and support fire so that the fire remained the biggest and hot. Process can take several hours then ashes can be removed from stub with ease. Fill the hole formed after fire with suglinka or sawdust.