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Avatar for Willpower Stump Grinding
Willpower Stump Grinding
4.9(
48
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Tree Stump - RemoveTree Stump - Remove - For Business

Serving Shirley, MA and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2022

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"WillPower Stump Grinding is an excellent service to go with very professional timely meers commitment and priced well. Great job with cleanup uses caution when operating his machine not to damage the yard. Highly recommended."
Just about 6 feet
"Safety first"
propelled grinder
Big old tree
Eyesore stump

+5

Response time6 hrs
Response rate94%
31 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Stump N' Grind, LLC
4.9(
77
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Tree Stump - RemoveTree Stump - Remove - For Business

Serving Shirley, MA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2017

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"What a great job Matt did grinding 3 stumps for us. Two more complementry testiments to that is by way of two neighbors. JA complimented about the great job he did while we were both at work. Neatly piled dibris field that we can easily clean up. Another neighbor landed Matt to grind a stump in their yard. 100% credible."
Response time2 days
6 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by98%of homeowners
Avatar for Marquis Tree Service
Marquis Tree Service
4.6(
264
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Tree RemovalTree Stump - RemoveTree Trimming+5 more

Serving Shirley, MA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1993

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I am very happy with the work the Marquis team did for me. Three people; one is a woman. I applaud hiring women for this type of work; thank you, Marquis. They did exactly what I wanted done; the correct amount of trimming of big branches to open up more light on my deck and stop leaves and birds from making a mess throughout the year. I did not have to tell the crew what to do; they are the professionals and did a great job. I will be recommending Marquis to others; their quote came in much lower than other arborists; and I was very pleased with the result. GOOD value. Good cleanup."
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Response time9 hrs
4 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by96%of homeowners
Avatar for DM Jepson Tree & Excavation LLC
DM Jepson Tree & Excavation LLC
4.8(
60
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Tree RemovalTree Removal - For Business

Serving Shirley, MA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2024

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Wow great crew very professional and fantastic work . Spent 2.5 hours watching them cutting down trees with crane , very cool . Cleaned up area very nicely after finished. WILL use them again If you are looking for a tree service company Look no further"
Response time12 hrs
Response rate95%
76 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Flowers Garden Services, Inc.
5.0(
8
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Tree RemovalTree Stump - RemoveTree Stump - Remove - For Business+2 more

Serving Shirley, MA and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"We had a bunch of projects that were piling up and this team was able to take care of all of them in one day with the skills to take care of everything. And their pricing was so fair will make it easy for us to hire them again. I highly recommend them!"
Response time1 day
Response rate95%
26 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Gomez Landscaping INC
5.0(
6
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Tree RemovalTree Removal - For Business

Serving Shirley, MA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2017

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade and will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business!

Response time8 hrs
Response rate100%
2 neighbors recently requested a quote
Avatar for New England Tree Masters, Inc.
New England Tree Masters, Inc.
4.3(
6
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Tree RemovalTree TrimmingTree Removal - For Business+2 more

Serving Shirley, MA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2000

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"We hired NE Tree Masters to remove 26 trees from our yard. They arrived on time and went right to work. Not once did we see any of the several men standing around...they worked hard from start to finish! We are VERY impressed with the professionalism, diligence, and kindness displayed here today. We would hire this company again in a flash!"
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Experienced Crane operator
Experienced climber
Response time2 days
6 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by80%of homeowners
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Arborists questions, answered by experts

If you aren’t sure what you’re doing, be very careful when cutting mature tree roots (roots larger than 2 inches). Root cutting and pruning can affect both a tree’s stability and its ability to nourish itself. Issues during root cutting can result in damage or injury. 

It’s recommended you call in a pro to help, unless it’s a very small tree and you aren’t worried about the prospect of losing the tree.

There are four common ways to prune a tree correctly: crown thinning, crown reduction, crown raising, and crown cleaning. The method you choose depends on the purpose of pruning. However, making the correct cuts is a vital part of the process, regardless of your method. Pruning incorrectly can damage or even kill the tree. So, you may want to hire a professional tree-trimming company to tackle the task. 

You can use a felling ax to chop down a tree by following the same prep and steps as a chainsaw, but be prepared to use some muscle. For trees bigger than 7 inches in diameter, it can take some time and serious strength to cut down a tree using just an ax. 

Since each tree is different, it’s impossible to say how long a dead tree can remain on your property. While it could be days, months, or even years, it’s highly likely that, at some point, the tree will fall. In the meantime, dying or dead trees can become a haven for pests, so it’s best to have them removed sooner rather than later.

Unfortunately, palm tree stumps are one of the most difficult types to remove due to how their roots grow. Unlike other trees, palm tree roots grow horizontally and vertically. Palm tree roots grow as deep as three feet into the ground, although soil and growing conditions could mean they go as far as 50 inches into the earth. 

If you want to be able to repurpose the grass in the area where you removed a stump later, you’ll have to dig quite deep—and perhaps wide—to trim away all the roots.

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