After a tree is removed, the stump that is left behind can be a challenge to deal with. Chris Enroth Chris Enroth After a tree is removed, the stump that is left behind can be a challenge to deal with ...

A sad fact of life is that sometimes a tree must be cut down. Some trees are beset by invasive insects or disease, others may be mangled by storms and some die from environmental stress or old age.

Last fall, my wife and I bought our first acreage, and this is the beginning of the first spring I have ever had to deal with a massive yard. (3.3 acres, with only 1 needing to be mowed every week.) ...