Most of the time when you have a problem with a tree root ball you have had a large tree fall over. In most cases it is the result of a storm with high winds. The trees branches and trunk are pretty straight forward to deal with utilising chainsaws and wood chippers. When it comes to whats left i.e. the rootball that is another story.

Tree root balls can be a challenge to remove. They can be quite heavy and also in difficult positions for crane trucks to pick up and take away. The cost of the crane truck, the time to drive away to the dump and then the cost of dumping all adds up. Stump grinding the rootball is in most cases the most efficient way to deal with them. When you take into account all aspects of removal our experience is that it is also the most cost effective option.

Our larger stump grinder is very versatile in its ability to lift the grinding head. This enables us to grind the largest rootballs. It doesn’t matter how big the tree root ball is we can take care of the problem. We have had to stump grind rootballs 2 metres tall which would be near impossible for the average stump grinder.

We turned this tree rootball in Ashgrove into usable mulch with not too much difficulty.

The small little clouds in the video were the dirt clump which surrounded the tree roots. Most of the left over mulch and dirt went into filling up the hole which was left when the tree fell over. It is more than likely, that the combination of tree root mulch mixed with soil in that particular area will end up being the most fertile because of the extra organic material in the soil. You may have to compact the area down a bit and allow for settling.