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50% deposit required on all large projects. I will do all of your home repair and remodeling, all of the small jobs you don't have time for. Yard care: tree trimming, garden tilling, lawn mowing, Snow blowing. No job is to small, if it's important to you it is important to me. Custom dog kennels and pet houses. Welding: repair mower decks, patio furniture. House Painting: Interior and exterior. Roofing: Shingles, steel, composite on houses and sheds. Storage Sheds built to your needs. Repair or replace windows and screens. Drywall

50% deposit required on all large projects. I will do all of your home repair and remodeling, all of the small jobs you don't have time for. Yard care: tree trimming, garden tilling, lawn mowing, Snow blowing. No job is to small, if it's important to you it is important to me. Custom dog kennels and pet houses. Welding: repair mower decks, patio furniture. House Painting: Interior and exterior. Roofing: Shingles, steel, composite on houses and sheds. Storage Sheds built to your needs. Repair or replace windows and screens. Drywall

Leaf Removal questions, answered by experts

Trees don’t usually grow back after being cut down. Some particularly robust tree species may start sending up new stems from a stump to recover, but those stems won’t become a “tree” like before. Generally, trees don’t recover from being entirely cut down, which is why it’s important to be careful when making a decision. When you cut down a tree, it’s a good idea to make plans to remove the stump, even if it’s unlikely to grow back.

For small trees, tree removal should take just a couple of hours to complete. Assume that a mid-sized tree will take between four and eight hours, depending on the extent of the equipment required and the health of the tree. Remember to add up to two hours for stump removal. Larger trees could take as long as one or two working days, about eight hours each.

Yes, if you “paint” or brush a freshly cut stump with a specialty herbicide containing glyphosate within five minutes of cutting the fresh surface, the stump will soak up the herbicide and prevent new growth. One application often works, but you might have to re-paint two to four weeks later if you see growth.

A trencher can grind stumps, but it will take a lot longer and be less effective than dedicated stump grinding tools. Rather than using a trencher to grind stumps, since trenchers work best at digging in soil, use a stump grinder. This aptly named tool has blades that spin to break down a tree stump quickly and leave the roots behind to naturally decay. You can also use shears, a hatchet, a reciprocating saw, or other root removal techniques to finish the job.

We recommended removing the tree stump because it can create many of the same problems as a dead, decaying tree. Those stumps can rot over time, creating an attraction for bugs, fungi, and other unwelcome yard guests.

If your tree specialist says that a hardwood tree is in excellent condition, you may be able to use the stump as a decoration for years to come. However, it’s still important to keep an eye on it, and arrange to remove the stump if it starts to show significant signs of decay.

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