Do not attempt to use a power saw unless you have experience operating the saw.

May 07, Here's my problem. I cut down a large/overgrown crabapple tree a couple yrs. ago and then had the stump ground out. The summer after the stump was ground out, I noticed suckers coming up here and there between where the tree was and the west end of my shop bldg.

The shop has an asphalt driveway/entry pad into the overhead doors. Sep 24, I have a 20 yr old crab able tree in the back yard that has a small section that appears dead. My wife (a.k.a the boss), won't let me remove the tree unless it's all dead.

I hate this ugly tree and the crab apple mess it leaves. How can I finish the job and kill the tree without leaving any trail of evidence behind.

Aug 17, After you hire a commercial service to remove a tree, they can also remove the remaining stumps for an extra fee. Or, you can hire a different company to come in and do this work.

But if you have felled the tree yourself, the task of removing the stump is left up to you- and it can be as difficult as removing the tree treegrind.barg: crabapple. Drill Holes in the Stump. Cut off as much of the top of the stump as possible with your chainsaw. Use a 1-inch spade bit with a spade bit extension to drill evenly spaced holes roughly every 6 to 8 inches around the perimeter of the stump.

Make the holes about 12 inches deep and three to four inches back from the treegrind.barted Reading Time: 3 mins. Removing a stump this large without specialized machinery seemed somewhat physically impossible, but we decided to give it a try. First my husband dug a trench all around the stump to a depth of about two and a half feet. Each time a new root was exposed, we cut through the root close to the stump.

Apr 20, The most efficient way to get rid of a tree stump is to use a stump grinder to grind the stump and accessible roots into sawdust. However, stump grinders are too expensive for Missing: crabapple.