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Professional Stump Grinding and Tree Services
B&B Stump Grinding is proudly veteran-owned and locally operated in Holley, NY. Serving customers within Orleans, Monroe, and Genesee County
Caring for your property as if it was our own
You’ve had a tree removed, but you’re left with a stump in the middle of the yard. Now what? Leave the work to B&B Stump Grinding who will grind your hazardous stumps, leaving your yard ready for future plantings.
By removing a tree stump, it ensures that water sprouts won’t form new trees and underground roots will no longer cause damage.
- Experienced
- Reliable
- Professional
- Cost effective
fully equipped, licensed and insured
What We Do
Our Services
Stump Grinding
Grind down ugly stumps quick and easily.
Bush Removal
Remove bushes that are dead, damaged or diseased.
Tree Canopy trimming
Maintain the health of a tree and provide a strong structure.
Tree Removal
Identify and remove trees that pose a risk to your property.
Stump Grinding
You’ve had a tree removed, but you’re left with a stump in the middle of the yard. Now what? Leave the work to B&B Stump Grinding who will grind your hazardous stumps, leaving your yard ready for future plantings.
By removing a tree stump, it ensures that water sprouts won’t form new trees and underground roots will no longer cause damage.
There are many reasons to remove a stump! Below are the most common reasons for removing stumps:
- Safety – Tree Stumps can be dangerous to you, your family, and friends. A person could fall over the stump and you, as the property owner, could be held liable.
- Aesthetics – We all want to have the best home on the block and a big stump in the middle of the yard can be a major eyesore. Removing a stump can increase curb appeal!
- New tree growth – Occasionally, leaving the stump can contribute to new tree growth which can cause damage to other garden plants or could be costly to remove in the future.
- Pest – Decaying stumps can attract insects, pests, and rodents.
Stump grinding is less intrusive than other techniques for stump removal. During the grinding process, our team will grind a tree stump into wood chips in the ground. These chips may be repurposed as mulch or compost for other plants, or they may be disposed of as yard waste.
It’s a quick, simple way to remove the above ground portion of the stump and destroys most or all of the root system.
Bush Removal
Having overgrown shrubs on your property can hinder walkways and desired vistas.
Good shrubs lock the soil around your foundation in place and help make your yard beautiful. But if they are given the opportunity, they can overgrow or take over your yard. Once shrubs with central trunks grow too large, they often can’t be trimmed back down to a smaller size and need to be replaced.
B&B can restore order to your yard. Whether you want to maintain your current landscaping or completely redo your lawn, we can help with minimum soil disruption.
- Overgrowth: Overgrown shrubs can block out the sunlight necessary for neighboring plant life to thrive. When pruning them back is no longer feasible, allow us to remove your overgrown shrubs which will create more space for new and healthier growth.
Poor health: Shrubs can often be infested with parasites and disease, which can be transferred to other plants and trees. Shrubs that suffer from poor health can also rob the soil of necessary nutrients. This can severely affect the value of your land.
Re-landscaping: If you are thinking about re-landscaping your property, removing shrubs is an ideal way to create a clean slate for new planting ideas.
Measure 20 inches from the soil and cut off all branches above that height with sharp pruning shears or a saw, depending on how thick the branches are.
Cut off most of the branches that are growing directly from the trunk. Cut them off at the trunk. Leave at least five of the branches in case you can’t dig out the shrub and need to pull it out with a vehicle. Leaving some branches gives the chain something to wrap around.
Dig around the overgrown shrub’s main trunk. Dig until you hit a major root that you cannot sever with the edge of the shovel.
Cut through the root with a saw or an ax. Pull out the root if possible. If it doesn’t budge, leave it and come back to it later.
Continue digging around the trunk and separating it from the roots as you uncover them. Work until the trunk is free or very loose.
Pull the main trunk out of the ground. If it doesn’t pull easily, slide the end of a lever bar under the trunk so that it is perpendicular to the trunk. Hammer the other end of the bar so that it is completely under the trunk. Pry up the stump of the shrub or bush by pressing down on the other end of the lever bar.
Repeat the digging and cutting process with the roots that are still in the soil. You cannot remove all of the roots, because overgrown shrubs can have an extensive root system. Work to remove as many roots as possible, focusing on the largest roots.
Smooth the soil over where the shrub was.
Tree Canopy Trimming
While you may enjoy the lush canopy of your tree, along with the shade and other environmental benefits that those branches provide, there are circumstances in which they need to be removed. While full branches are a welcome respite in parks and pastoral areas, urban settings can be problematic. In urban neighborhoods, tree branches may block sunlight too much, obstruct sightlines and vision or even cause problems on roads with vehicles or sidewalks for pedestrians. We see this commonly here in Upstate NY.
One way to remedy that problem is to raise a tree’s canopy through trimming.
● Reduces the risk of damage below from falling branches
● Reduces the risk of damage to the tree from broken branches
● Creates a healthier, more attractive lawn
● Allows the ground cover to thrive below the tree canopy
● Lowers the risk of arboreal disease
Raising a tree’s canopy is also known as thinning. It is the process of removing the lower limbs of a tree that can block sunlight excessively, interfere with the flow of traffic or inhibit the growth of smaller trees, plants, and bushes. Heavy tree branches also pose a threat of damage to your home and yard in the event of high winds or ice accumulation.
By making these small cuts at regular intervals, you deter the large lower branches from growing up into the tree’s canopy- hence, you are literally raising the height of the tree’s canopy.
In addition to avoiding some of the problems listed above, raising a tree’s canopy has an aesthetic benefit as well because it makes the tree look more manicured.
Tree Removal
Dead Tree- Trees that are dead should be removed as soon as possible. The longer you wait to take a dead tree down the more unstable the wood becomes. If a tree is left for too long it will not be able to be climbed and will require specialty equipment. This will increase the tree removal cost substantially.
Dying or declining trees – Declining and dying trees should be removed before they die completely. This will make the tree removal process safer and easier therefore cheaper.
Structurally unstable trees
Overcrowded area – Trees grow best when they do not have to compete with one another.
Landscape needs
If the tree has enough space, then it is possible to cut the tree down in one piece. The trunk is cut from the direction that it needs to fall. Once the tree has fallen to the ground, it is then cut up into smaller pieces.
If the tree is close to buildings or power lines, then this method isn’t practical or safe. In these cases, the tree would be scaled, and branches cut off individually from the top down. If necessary, these will be secured with ropes so that they don’t fall into power lines or onto buildings.
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