Old Monkey
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Silver maples double in diameter 8 inches down, so species does matter here.
Maybe you should go into stumpgrinding, you seem to have it all fingered out.
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Here grinding will run 2 bucks per inch no hauling and 4-4.50 per with hauling. Consider tough access, and stumps in rock mulch and the cost will go accordingly. If there are alot of surface roots to grind that will also increase it, but generally speaking the stump is measured at its widest point to calculate price, no matter of specie.
I just charge based on how long I think it will take me.
Height? It should be ALAPed everytime. Within 6" of grade, but ideally 2-3". Any higher then that and it aint a stump yet.
Yes they can be quite ornamental!
Seldom do stem-girdling roots graft with the stem, so even big ones can and should be pruned.
Often root-girdling roots graft, so no reason to prune them. It can be tricky telling stem from root. I try to wiggle the girdler, and if it moves then it usually can be whacked.
All the skinny about root care here: http://secure.isa-arbor.com/webstore/Landscape-Below-Ground-III-P403.aspx
Lots of good stuff from Europe in there; it was a cool conference.
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