The Award Winning Root Slayer is a multi-purpose shovel that can eliminate the need for other tools, such as hatchets, pry-bars and saws, when simply digging around the home. Read the Story of the Root Slayer here. If you’ve ever hit roots while trying to plant a perennial or been stymied by roots when trying to dig up a shrub or tried to divide hostas with a spade only to have them slide away from your shovel, you’ll know what we’re talking about. You can use the Root Slayer as your go-to shovel. You can also use it to replace your nursery spade. Think of it as a shovel, root hatchet and root saw all in one tool. Certified to be more than 150% stronger than comparable tools by Intertek, an independent testing laboratory. Made from a comfortable non-latex, thermoplastic elastomer over-molded onto polypropylene.