When a tree is felled, the stump is left behind protruding above ground level to become a nuisance that not only visually spoils the landscape, but can be a hazard as well. A tree stump is an obstruction in a garden, takes up precious space, becomes a repository for diseases and pests that can spread to other plants, and they sometimes sprout and start regrowing in a process called suckering.

Removing a tree stump manually is an arduous, messy and lengthy process and usually is not completely successful. Our expert tree surgeons at Wiltshire Tree Care however are fully trained in the use of powerful specialised stump grinding equipment that can remove stumps of any size.

We use a stump grinding machine that has a rotating flywheel with tungsten carbide cutting teeth, which works by ripping the stump to shreds right down to about eight inches below ground level.

The wood sawdust that is left behind after the grinding process can be dug out and removed, or left to compost down naturally as mulch in the ground-out stump bed.