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Showerthought: stopped flush cutting stumps 8 inches high after a guy in Boise showed me his 30 year old silver maple
I used to leave stumps about 8 inches tall because it felt safer with the chain and faster to walk away. Then a retired arborist in Boise had me look at his silver maple, still alive after 30 years because he cut it flush and let the tree seal over the wound on its own. Turns out those tall stumps just rot and send up water sprouts forever, and I was making extra work for myself on every removal. Now I cut as close to the root flare as I can and treat the outer ring. Anyone else change their stump height after getting called back to grind sprouts?
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verap5216d ago
Isn't it funny how the shortcuts we take end up costing us more time down the road? I see that everywhere now, from stump heights to how I stack firewood.
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