Friday, June 7, 2013

It Makes Sense To Use A Stump Grinding Service

By Michelle Howe


Some people are of the opinion that cutting a tree down is easy. There are many reasons to do away with a tree, but have all of the aspects been thought about. Most will make sure that the tree will fall away from buildings and power lines. Most will also have thought what they are going to do with the wood. Not many will have given any thought about what to do with the remaining stump, those that have will have booked a stump grinding service.

Nothing can grow where this bit of tree is, apart from some unsightly fungus. There is also a high probability that the root system is still alive. This can mean that another tree from that root system could then grow up through your prize ornamental rose bed. The only real way to prevent this happening calls for drastic measures. Something that the average householder is not qualified 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 last way involves brute strength, and could be used in a residential area. Ropes or chains are fixed firmly to the tree base, in the country tractors are normally used, but in a town a large SUV should cope. The tree trunk is wrenched from the ground as the network of roots get severed.

All of the methods detailed above took a fair amount of time. Not only that, but they would also leave a sizable hole behind, which would also need time spent on it afterwards. Even though the task was completed, it was as though just as many problems were caused by solving a problem in the first place.

A section of tree might even have to stay in place. This is often the case if the tree was stood on a slope. Perhaps the roots were preventing the slope from slipping away. This is something that a professional company would take into account. In such a case the tree is cut off much closer to ground level. To help hide this, people often plant shrubs.

What many people want is a service which will cause the minimum amount of disruption. They just want that unsightly remnant of tree gone. Imagine if it could be ground away to well below the surface of the earth. The wood chips can either be taken away or used by the customer as wood mulch on their flowerbeds.

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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