It's one thing to cut down an old tree, and another (challenging) thing entirely to remove the stump that gets left behind.

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.

When removing a tree from your property, having the trunk and canopy cut off is just the first step of this involved (and sometimes dangerous) task. It's common to have a plan for cutting the tree ...