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Marty’s Stump Removal
Prior Lake, MN · Family-owned since 1985
Serving Minnesota & the Midwest
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Pre-Dig for Tree Planting Full Stump Removal Difficult Access

Old stump out.
New tree in.
Same spot.

St. Paul, MN September 2026 Residential
Backed up to the boulevard — ramps set to climb the bank
60 IN
Stump diameter
18–24 IN
Depth below grade, ready to plant
30 min
Total time on site
11 days
First call to job complete
The Ask

He wanted to plant a tree
where the old one stood.

Tom reached out on a Saturday. A previous contractor had ground his 60-inch stump to an average depth of just 3 to 6 inches below grade — enough to hide it, not enough to do anything with the space.

He wanted the remainder of the stump out and a hole pre-dug so he could plant a new tree in the same spot. He'd been struggling to find anyone who would take it on.

Why it's hard to find: most stump grinders go 4 to 6 inches below grade and call it done — fine for grass, useless for planting. A new tree needs the old root mass gone and a real hole to sit in. That takes a bigger machine and a willingness to work the grade.
How It Went

Three steps.
Thirty minutes on site.

01 Getting to the stump
Up the bank and positioned — no ruts, no torn turf

The stump sat up a steep bank in a tight spot with no straight shot from the street. We set trailer ramps and worked the machine up the hill to reach it. No ruts, no torn turf — the grass came through untouched.

02 Sixty inches of stump and root

Sixty inches across, previously ground to only 3–6 inches down. We took it to 18 to 24 inches below grade per Tom's request — through the remaining stump and root mass, leaving a hole ready to receive a new tree.

03 Done in thirty minutes
Complete — material left on site as requested, turf intact

Tom asked us to leave all material on site, so we did. Start to finish, thirty minutes of work — and a planting hole where a 60-inch stump used to be.

Start to Finish

Eleven days,
including a utility locate.

Tom communicated his situation clearly up front, which is what made this move fast. The better the detail we get, the quicker we can quote and schedule.

The Service

Pre-digs for
planting a new tree.

Planting a new tree where an old one came out? The stump and root mass have to go first, and the hole has to be right. That's work we're set up for — whether we took the tree down or someone else did.

Planting something new?

Send photos, rough diameter, and what you're planting. We'll get you a price.