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Avatar for Maineland Stump Grinding,LLC
Maineland Stump Grinding,LLC
5.0(
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Tree Stump - RemoveTree Stump - Remove - For Business

Serving Wells, ME and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2011

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I placed a request for tree stump removal at my home and received a call back right away. The company Maineland Stump Grinding is professional, courteous and most importantly showed up when they said they would. I would highly recommend this company. They did an excellent job."
Response time3 hrs
12 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by96%of homeowners
Avatar for Walton Stump Grinding and Property Improvements
Walton Stump Grinding and Property Improvements
5.0(
25
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Tree Stump - Remove

Serving Wells, ME and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2018

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"From estimate to job completion, I was very happy I connected with Walton Tree Stump Removal. They fit me on schedule promptly. The job was done well and they cleaned yard. I will be using them again."
Storm Damage - After
Storm Damage - Before
Yard Stumps - Before
Yard Stumps - After
Stump Removal

+3

Response time1 day
16 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by96%of homeowners
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ER Tree Service
4.6(
259
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Tree RemovalTree Stump - Remove

Serving Wells, ME and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2019

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Amazing! Attention to detail, thorough and fantastic. Trimmed 4 oak trees and some side trees. Very professional, friendly and hard working. From first contact to completed job they were very responsive and kept us informed. Highly recommend them."
Response time2 days
19 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by93%of homeowners
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Bull Pine Tree Service, LLC
4.7(
63
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Tree RemovalTree TrimmingTree Stump - Remove

Serving Wells, ME and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2015

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Great company to work with! Jon and crew were prompt, professional, friendly and very respectful of my property - clean up was amazing! Would recommend to anyone!"
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Crane work
Crane work
Large pine removals
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+2

Response time1 day
12 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by98%of homeowners
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Timber Falls
4.0(
25
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Tree RemovalTree TrimmingTree Removal - For Business+1 more

Serving Wells, ME and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2010

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Derek was easy to coordinate and communicate with, the team did a fantastic job felling the trees in tight spaces and cleaned up everything! will definitely hire again!"
silver maple removal
red oak removal
log truck and chipper
red oak
tree stuff

+3

Response time11 hrs
54 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by94%of homeowners
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Fuel Source Maine, LLC
5.0(
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Tree RemovalTree TrimmingTree Removal - For Business+3 more

Serving Wells, ME and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2021

Offers commercial services

Customers say: True professional

"We recently had the pleasure of working with Travis for our paver patio installation, and we couldn't be happier with the results. After another contractor bailed on our project at the last minute, we were on a tight deadline to complete our landscaping. Travis stepped in and saved the day. Despite the short notice, Travis and his crew were able to squeeze us into their schedule and completed the project in just one day, as promised. The team was professional, efficient, and their workmanship was outstanding. The paver patio looks beautiful. We highly recommend Travis to anyone looking for quality and reliability in their yard improvement projects."
Response time8 hrs
4 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Arborists questions, answered by experts

No. Topping a tree refers to severely cutting down all its major branches and tree in a straight line. It was once recommended for streetside deciduous trees but has fallen out of practice. Topping leads to many problems, removing so much of the tree that many trees struggle to survive and become much more vulnerable to insects and diseases. Also, it doesn’t really help tree growth as once assumed and often leads to an ugly appearance of many sprouting stems in competition to become new main branches.

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. 

It takes anywhere from three to seven years for a stump to decompose on its own. This timeframe can depend on the kind of tree and your climate. The lower to the ground the stump is, the faster it rots. If you kill a tree stump with salt, boiling water, herbicide, light deprivation, or burning, the tree stump decomposes faster. 

You should prune ornamental trees once every other year after the fruit has matured and begun to drop. You should also prune out dead branches whenever you see them. Pruning too often can stimulate more growth, especially in faster growing varieties like Bradford pears.

A tree can grow back from its stump, but full regrowth is unlikely (especially for more stubborn conifer trees). Instead, trees are more likely to send up a number of shoots from the dead stump, which will try to develop into primary stems over time. In other words, it will start to look increasingly bushy. The goal of killing and drying out a tree stump is to prevent that from happening, as well as make the stump easier to completely remove.

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