Tree Stumps

We are cutting down a large pine tree - what is the best and quickest way to kill the stump?

I don't know but my dad is from the old scholl and he just burns the stumps. It actually takes a long time and pine may not be dry enough. It always smells good when he is burning a stump though.

I dig them up with a pickax. It takes about an hour of back breaking work, but is worth it when you look at the empty hole where the stump once was.

But if the tree is extremely large, burning sounds like the way to go to me too. Drill deep verticle holes down the center, maybe fill with motor oil.

I MAY have to cut down two loblolly trees because they are quite close to the house but I really hate to do it. Still have not made up my mind which way to go. I had thought of cutting the top half off the trees and using the trunks as pillars for roses with perhaps a vertical structure laid across the top of them. This would be one pergola that would not blow down!!

I saw a picture of a hollowed out tree stump used for a planter. It was so pretty, I was wishing for a dead tree.

There's a Mulberry tree at my Mom's that just keeps sprouting back up no matter how much you cut it down, how to really kill the stump completely?

You can always make the stump or portion of the tree in to a focal point!
hang feeders, birdhouse, planter any thing from it!
grow vines up it!
make a garden seat out of it....just a few ideas.
if you must remove it-TNT! ;]

We have a HUGE (can't get my arms around it) oak in the front yard that must go this spring or early summer. It's one of three oaks, in the center, blocking all the light into the house and wreaking havoc with our septic system. I should have known that big trees + lateral lines would mean trouble, but you live and learn, I suppose.)

We're going to have the tree cut down, but I'm guessing they will only cut it to the ground - there's no way to pull out a tree stump this size without totally tearing up the entire front yard and the septic system.

Can we (should we?) burn the stump that's left? Or chop it out? I don't care about getting the entire stump removed, but I'd like to get it below ground level so we can have a level spot for a lawn in the middle of the yard, and not worry about hitting it with the lawn mower (I did that once before and broke the fly wheel. It was the first, last and only time my husband let me mow.....)

I've a laburnum tree that's been levelled to the ground. I'd really like it out but I suppose that's wishful thinking. Also a tree mallow that's pretty old and is going to be farewell sooner rather than later. Has anyone succeeded in getting rid of these stumps?

This message was edited Sunday, Mar 4th 4:01 PM

I just cut down two huge Pine trees and I have a guy coming to give me an estimate to grind down the two stumps and grind down a couple of large Maple roots. Without looking at it he said probable cost approx 75-100 dollars and its definatly worth it so my husband dosnet have to break his back.
Janice

I would drill holes in it and chissel out a hole and plant in it . always wanted and old stump full of flowers..



Best thing is to tell the kid's that they better not dig up that stump...

LOL,LOL