Gordonvale to Port Douglas
Stump grinding in Cairns
A stump left in the lawn trips people up and sends up suckers. Ground out below the surface, the spot can be turfed or planted again.
Stump grinding
What a stump job depends on
Rock and slope
On the ranges rock sits close under the surface, and a grinder that hits it slows right down.
Suckers
Some trees, African tulip tree among them, reproduce via seeds and suckers, so the roots matter as much as the stump.
The grindings
A ground stump leaves a mound of chips and soil. It can go back in the hole, be spread as mulch or be taken away.
How it works
From the first message to a written quote
The council question is settled before any price, and nothing is booked until you have said yes to a quote in writing.
- 1
Tell us what the tree is doing
Where it stands, what it hangs over and what you would like done about it.
- 2
A contractor comes to see it
A tree contractor who covers your suburb looks at the tree, the access and what is underneath it.
- 3
The council question is answered
Whether it is pruning council lets you do, or a removal that needs approval, is settled before the price.
- 4
You get it in writing
Scope, timber, stump and date on one page, and nothing is booked until you have said yes.
Stump questions
Depth and roots
How deep does it go?
Far enough below the surface to lay turf or plant over it. Deeper than that adds cost that is rarely worth it.
Can the surface roots go too?
They can be ground out with the stump, or left. The quote spells out which, along with what happens to the grindings.
Will the stump keep sprouting?
Some will. A tree that suckers is worth grinding out properly rather than cutting low and leaving.
