Step 4: Separate and reserve the top soil.
Shake out the top soil from the roots of the grass as you go. This soil will be re-used when you plant the tree and you can compost the grass. An easy way to separate the grass from the top soil is to flop each clump of grass onto the tarp, grass-side down. Whack the clump of grass with the back side of a cultivator, which will separate the soil from the grass roots without all the heavy lifting and shaking.
 Use a cultivator to separate the top soil from the grass.
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