Does anyone have any experience removing tree stumps from very sensitive areas? We have a botanically important planting around a tree that we need to remove for safety reasons, but we cannot leave an unsightly stump in the process. However, the traditional grinders or pick-axe method won't work as it would destroy the surrounding plantings. Does anyone know of a way to remove stumps or decompose them quickly such that the area is plant-able soon after tree removal (a year or so)?
I'm going out on a limb with this, but I feel that managed areas are sometimes the most ecologically important, especially in a highly urban environment like where we are. Thanks much! -- Scott Creary, M.S. Entomology, ISA Certified Arborist IPM Specialist Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens www.phipps.conservatory.org
