It's one thing to cut down an old tree, and another (challenging) thing entirely to remove the stump that gets left behind.

A flowering cherry stump has been drilled, with potassium nitrate (saltpeter) applied to the holes to speed the rotting of the stump. The last step would be to cover it all with shredded native tree ...

Have you ever tried getting rid of an old tree stump only to be left, well, stumped? (Sorry, sorry.) There’s no shortage of reasons to get rid of that pesky stump ...