Grinding stumps

We have spent the last 3 days grinding all the stumps from the trees that were removed.

The idea with stump grinding is to get deep enough so you re-vegetate the area with turf.  So many grindings are just below the surface and then you can't grow proper roots and aerify for quality turf.  We grind the stumps in 2 phases.  The first cut is to remove most all the chips and are hauled away.  The second cut is a mixture of soil and removes the flare of the tree where it enters the ground, and any surface roots.  This cut is sifted clean and returned to the whole as a growing media.

The areas will be sodded next week.

Stump Grinding

Now that all of our tree removal is complete for the winter and Avista utility company has been through and completed all their work.  We went and ground all the stumps on the golf course.

Stump grinding is one thing I feel so many people or stump companies do not take it deep enough or don't take all the crown out surrounding the wood.  They grind just below the surface a couple inches, put soil over the top, and expect grass to grow next year.  Or they only grind the wood trunk portion and not the raised surrounding crown that is covered in soil and turf.

Here we grind about 1 1/2' ft deep and all the surrounding area that is raised up from the crown area.  Leaving us a perfect smooth and level area matching the surround, so after it is sodded it does not look like there was a tree removed there.

18" tree with a 5' stump grinding mark

Hauling away large debris and refilling the hole