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 youve 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, youll know what were talking.. See full description for further details