Stump Grinding and Yard Services
Four things make up most of the schedule. Here's what each one actually involves, and where the line is.
Stump Grinding
The cutter wheel works the stump down in passes until it's 6 to 12 inches below grade. That's the standard depth, and it's what lets you fill the hole with soil and seed it, lay sod over it, or plant something else nearby without hitting a wall of wood.
Key Features:
- 6 to 12 inches below grade
- Pine grinds fast; oak takes longer
- Chips left, piled, or talk haul
- Fits a 36-inch gate
Surface Root Removal
We grind the roots you can see — flush with the grade or slightly under. We don't chase a root back to the trunk or dig out a full root system.
Key Features:
- Roots that lift sod or a walkway
- Flush with grade or slightly under
- We don't chase every root to the trunk
- Point out the ones causing problems
Small and Medium Tree Removal
A dead pine near the fence. An oak that failed and left a stem standing. We handle removal in that range, stump included. Timber-sized trunks, crane work, and anything hanging over a roof are a different outfit.
Key Features:
- Small and medium trees, stump included
- Dead pine along a fence line
- No timber-sized trunks or cranes
- Nothing off a roof or power service
Brush and Land Clearing
Blackberry, scotch broom, saplings, and slash piles. We open a path, clear a pad, or knock down fuel around a structure before fire season. Yard-and-lot scale — not a forestry crew.
Key Features:
- Path, pad, or defensible space
- Blackberry, broom, and slash
- Not a forestry crew
- Not a whole-ridge mastication
Access, gates, and slope
The machine goes through a 36-inch gate, which covers most side yards in Auburn, Rocklin, and Roseville. Long gravel drives in the foothills are usually fine too — the question up there is whether the ground will hold the machine, not whether it fits.
Call or Text
Call (530) 401-5225 with the stump, the gate, and the address. Photos help more than anything.
Walk it first
If the only route to the stump is a staircase, a deck, or a retaining wall drop, tell us on the phone. Sometimes there's a workaround. Sometimes the honest answer is no.
Grind 6 to 12 inches
Species changes the day more than size does. Pine grinds fast and clean. Valley oak and live oak are dense and take longer.
Chips
You can keep the chips. Mixed back into the hole they settle over the first season. Ask us to pile them off to the side if you're planting there.
Where we work
Auburn is home base. City pages:
Auburn · Loomis · Rocklin · Meadow Vista · Newcastle · Foresthill · Colfax · Applegate · Roseville · Lincoln · Granite Bay · Penryn · Placer County
If the only route is a staircase, a deck, or a retaining wall drop, tell us on the phone.
Get Your Free QuoteCall with the stump, the gate, and the address
Photos help more than anything. (530) 401-5225.