Expert Arborists in Jacksonville, FL

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We can give you one price to remove the tree and a separate price to grind the stump. Grinding the stump is an additional cost because it requires a separate piece of equipment and adds to the overall time spent on the job.

We typically grind stumps 4-6 inches below the surface. Stump grinding produces stump mulch, which we rake back into the area where the stump was located. Over time, the mulch breaks down into soil and grass can grow back over the area. Occasionally, when we grind larger stumps, it leaves a large amount of stump mulch. Some property owners prefer to use the excess mulch in flower beds or playground areas. We can provide you with a price for hauling the mulch. Some stumps also have feeder roots. We can provide you with an estimate to grind any or all feeder roots.

In some instances, during heavy wind and rain events, trees fall over, exposing a portion of or all of the root ball. We call the exposed root ball portion of the tree a blow-over stump. We price the fallen tree and the blow-over stump separately because even though the root ball is above ground, it still requires a separate piece of equipment to grind. It is still more economical to grind the stump, in most cases, rather than to try to remove it whole. Blow-over stumps do occasionally, but not always, fall back into the ground after the weight of the tree is removed. Depending on the circumstances, we usually recommend that you consider having a blow-over stump ground along with removing a fallen tree.

In most cases, we do not recommend that you try to plant a tree in the exact spot you had one removed because there are likely still feeder roots, and portions of stump well below the surface that could potentially prevent a young tree from growing at its full potential because it normally takes more time for a new tree to grow around old roots. Instead, we recommend you choosing a different location in your yard far enough away to give the roots of the new tree the opportunity to take hold as soon as possible to establish a healthy beginning.