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It Makes Sense To Use A Stump Grinding Service

By Michelle Howe


For whatever reasons people often choose to cut down their own trees. Perhaps they are old and disease ridden, or maybe they have grown too large or are too close to the house. One thing that people tend to take into consideration is what are they going to do with the base of the tree that they are left with. Some that have given this some thought beforehand have already contacted a stump grinding service.

If left, the only thing that will grow there will be some fungi. Not only that the root system will still be alive. It will still be sending up shoots hoping that these will turn into trees, or it could be damaging sidewalks. There is only one surefire way to stop this happening, and it is something that the normal man on the street would not know how to do.

In days gone by there were various methods that were used to overcome this problem. All of them seemed to involve digging underneath the root ball area. One method was to blast them out, certainly not ideal in a residential area with all of those glass windows. Not to mention the noise problem.

Another way was to build a fire beneath the root system, and to just burn it all. Again not an ideal process if it is a populated area. It might also be in a smokeless zone which would eliminate from the list of possibilities.

The final approach involved wrenching the whole lot from the ground. Ropes or chains would be securely affixed to the tree's base. Then utilising something like a tractor, or even horses the network of roots were cut through as the stump was slowly pulled from the ground.

All of the previously mentioned approaches take time. Not only that they also leave a big hole in the ground, which will need filling in. So despite completing the task, further tasks have been caused along the way.

One thing that a professional company will be able to tell you straightaway is whether that bit of tree needs to remain. It might be holding an embankment in place with its root system. In which case it can be cut quite low to the ground so that it isn't obvious. Sympathetic planting will also help to further mask the problem.

Nowadays everything involves time, and the average person wants as little disturbance to their routines as possible. At the end of the day the want the remains dealt with as quickly as possible. One way is to have it ground down to below the surface. The wood chips that result from this grinding can be used as a mulch in the customer's own garden.

Which is why many people opt for a professional stump grinding service. One who has got machinery that could possibly get to awkward spots, like back yards. Things are so much easier if you don't have to worry about vehicular access. A company that knows what it is doing, and does it all safely, with the minimum of fuss and disruption.




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