There’s a sense of triumphant accomplishment that comes from cutting down dead or unwanted trees. (Not to mention the thrill of yelling, “Timber!”) But that feeling fades pretty quickly when you look ...

A tree can be cut down in an afternoon, but its stump lingers like unfinished business. You could call in the professionals with their roaring grinders or pour chemicals into the soil and wait months ...

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 ...