Stump Grinding

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Does anyone have any experience of this?

I have about 20 'evergreens' which need removing because they are way too tall and have no branches at the bottom. I'd like to replant the same area with a laurel hedge.

Can I replant in the same spot and how soon afterwards? Does anyone have any idea of cost for this?

A tree surgeon will advise, it depends on where in the country you are, whether they are VAT registered or not, their set up and profit margins. Their work normally includes removal of all waste and they have to pay for this, so the cost is passed on to you.

Be prepared for noise and mess from the grinding in particular, there will be bits of trunk and sawdust flying everywhere. Male sure they remove as much of the larger roots as possible, they would take years to rot naturally and will impede the root development of your replacement hedge.

The soil will be very poor and depleted from your evergreens (conifers?) and you may wish to replace or enrich with spent mushroom compost/soil improver/topsoil.

As there are no chemicals used you can plant immediately after all sawdust is removed, ground dug and replenished.