Stumps in your yard are a real hassle. You still have to mow around them like the tree is still there, and if you walk through your yard, you tend to trip over the stump and/or its roots. While you could certainly spend an entire day uprooting a stump (or more than a day if the stump is greater than eight to ten inches in diameter), the better option is to just go rent a stump grinder or hire a stump grinding service. Undoubtedly, you have your share of questions where the grinder is concerned, the most common of which is, "Is the stump really gone after you grind it?" The answer to that question, and many other stump grinding questions, are as follows.
Is It Really Gone?
The big question here is that you want to know that the tree stump and the protruding roots from the former tree are all going to be obliterated by the stump grinder. Well, yes, and no, are the answers. Yes, most of it will be gone, because the grinder turns the whole visual portion of the stump and roots above ground into sawdust. No, because the tap root and roots deeper in the ground or further away from the stump are not ground up by the grinder.
So Why Grind It If Something Is Still There?
A tree will not regrow once it is cut down. It requires its bountiful bevy of leaves to make food for itself, and with that whole part gone, it is just the stump and roots. The stump and roots will not grow, but they will take a very long time to decay and decompose. Grinding the stump and visible roots removes the remaining "living" part of the tree that tends to keep it going until full decay sets in. Grinding the stump and roots speeds up the decomposition rate for the tap root and deeper roots. Also, you will not be tripping over the stump or have to mow around it anymore, which is ideal anyway.
What Happens When You Uncover Another Root?
Say that you want to install a fence, and the old tree you cut down was close to the property line. You hired a tree service to pulverize the stump into sawdust. Then, when you tried to install a fence post, you hit old tree root. It happens, but since the rest of the tree is dead and gone, this root will be brittle and rotting, and easy enough to chop and pull from the ground. It will work out easier because it is no longer attached to a stump.
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