Hiring a contractor to remove a tree stump from your yard isn't cheap. If are willing to take on the project yourself, avoid ...

Tree stump removal typically costs between $175 and $544, with homeowners around the country paying an average of $356. The cost for tree stump removal is affected by the size and accessibility of the ...

Question: I planted a maple tree a few years ago. It’s about 15 feet high now. Recently, I noticed that there are many roots near or above ground level. Is it because it’s not getting enough water? We ...

Q. I’ve cut down a crape myrtle tree and now I now have them sprouting up all over the place. Do you have any ideas on how can I get rid of these? — Josephine Hargrave, Portsmouth Many trees and ...

Several homeowners on the South Shore are feeling "stumped." Within the past nine months, some residents of Annadale, Huguenot and Woodrow have had trees removed from the front of their homes, but ...

A flowering cherry stump has been drilled, with potassium nitrate (saltpeter) applied to the holes to speed the rotting of the stump. The last step would be to cover it all with shredded native tree ...

Question: We lost a large tabebuia and had the stump ground down. Can we plant in the same spot or will the roots be a problem? Answer: Digging in the old tabebuia spot is going to be tough as ...

What often remains, however, is an ugly stump that is a separate problem to solve. The vexed homeowner soon learns the tree guy doesn’t do stumps, the stump guy won’t do the tree, and the excavator ...

A LIVING STUMP sounds like something out of a horror movie. In fact, it is not unusual for a tree, deprived of its trunk and foliage by lightning, disease or a lumberjack, but still possessed of roots ...