Maharukkhasutta 4.3

4.3

So taṃ rukkhaṃ mūle chindeyya, mūlaṃ chinditvā palikhaṇeyya, palikhaṇitvā mūlāni uddhareyya antamaso usīranāḷimattānipi.

They’d cut the tree down at the roots, dig it up, and pull the roots out, down to the fibers and stems.