The cheap and easy way to remove a tree stump is to use a tree stump remover like Spectracide ($6.44 on Amazon), which is potassium nitrate (also known as saltpeter).

arts entertainment | Lifestyle How to deal with tree stumps on your property Hiring a professional isn’t all that costly, but there are ways to do the job yourself.

Can you suggest how I might get rid of a tree stump, other than calling in a stump grinder? This is a common question. In areas of town where old trees either fall or have to be taken down for ...

To make the stump rot faster, you could bore a series of deep holes in the top and add water plus nitrogen fertilizers periodically, or organics like fish meal, which increase the activity of ...

To ascertain when a tree was cut, you need to age trees that regenerated on a site. Some stumps last decades. Hardwood stumps of broad-leaf deciduous trees--beech, birch, maple, ash---are rot prone.