The stump is a separate line on nearly every tree quote in this market. Here is what it costs, how deep it goes, and why ash stumps in particular keep sending up shoots.
Call (971) 518-3780Residential stump grinding in the Salem area typically runs $150 to $500, driven mainly by stump diameter and how easily a machine reaches it. Standard grinding takes the stump 6 to 12 inches below grade — enough to seed grass over. Grinding on the same visit as the tree removal is almost always cheaper than booking it separately, because you are paying for one mobilization instead of two. Call (971) 518-3780 to have it quoted with the removal.
Diameter at ground level and whether a machine can get to it settles the price. Say up front if you plan to replant or pour anything there — that changes the grind. Call (971) 518-3780.
Ash is a determined sprouter. Cut an ash tree at the base and the stump and root flare will usually push a thicket of shoots the following spring, and those shoots keep returning season after season until the stump is ground out or the root system finally exhausts itself. Homeowners who skip the stump on an ash removal often end up dealing with a knot of suckers in the lawn for years.
There is a second reason worth knowing in Marion County. Ash material here falls under the permanent emerald ash borer quarantine, so a stump and its grindings stay inside the quarantine zone rather than travelling. Local crews handle this routinely — it is worth asking about rather than assuming.
A stump grinder is a digging machine, and Oregon requires utility locates before digging. The locate is free and a reputable contractor arranges it as part of scheduling. If nobody has mentioned it before the machine is booked, ask — it is the sort of thing that separates a professional crew from a cheap one.
Cheapest when it goes on the same ticket as the removal. Ask for it up front and it is one visit instead of two.
(971) 518-3780Typically $150 to $500 for a residential stump, driven mostly by diameter and access. Large ash stumps over 30 inches, or stumps a machine has to be walked a long way to reach, run higher. It is almost always cheaper to grind the stump on the same visit as the removal than to book it later.
Ash is a determined sprouter. A cut ash stump and its root flare will commonly send up a thicket of shoots the following season, and those shoots keep coming back until the stump is ground out or the root system exhausts itself. Grinding is the practical end of it.
Six to twelve inches below grade is standard, which is enough to plant grass over. If you intend to replant a tree in the same spot or pour a footing there, say so up front — that needs a deeper grind and more grindings hauled out.
By default they go back into the hole and mound over it, settling over the following year. They can be hauled away instead for an extra charge. In Marion County, ash grindings and chips stay inside the emerald ash borer quarantine zone.
Yes, and it is free. Oregon requires locates before digging, and a stump grinder absolutely digs. A reputable contractor arranges the locate as part of scheduling — if nobody mentions it, ask.