An old pine or oak stump in a Spring yard is a mower hazard, a trip hazard and a spot where nothing else will grow. Sticks Tree Service grinds stumps below the soil line and takes out the surface roots around them, so the area can go back to lawn or a bed. Trey Lamar’s crew runs the grinder from the Cypress yard; call 281-373-1472.
Do you offer Stump Grinding in Spring, TX?
Yes. Sticks Tree Service grinds single stumps and whole rows of them across Spring, in neighborhoods such as Cypresswood, Inverness Forest, Gleannloch Farms, Northgate Crossing and Lakes on Eldridge. It can be booked with a tree removal or on its own for a stump that has been there for years.
Where Spring stumps come from
Spring has lost a lot of trees to wind and water. Community Impact reported Cypress Creek flooding reached about 1,700 Spring and Klein homes in the 2016 Tax Day flood and more than 8,700 homes along the creek during Harvey. Hurricane Beryl in 2024 followed, and Houston Landing reported the Texas A&M Forest Service estimate that about half of Houston-area urban trees were potentially affected.
Wooded subdivisions add to the count. HAR calls Windrose heavily forested and Auburn Lakes heavily wooded, and the more trees a lot starts with, the more stumps it can end up with. Loblolly pine, water oak and pecan, among the trees Harris County Flood Control plants county-wide, each leave a different stump: pines with a wide, shallow root spread, oaks and pecans with harder wood that grinds slower.
Why grind instead of waiting for it to rot
- A stump blocks mowing and edging and can damage a mower blade.
- Surface roots keep lifting the lawn around it.
- Some stumps send up sprouts that turn into a thicket.
- Grinding opens the spot for sod, a bed, a fence post or a new tree.
How stump grinding goes on a Spring lot
- Find what is underground. Sprinkler lines, cable and gas lines are located and marked before the grinder starts.
- Get the grinder in. The crew checks gate width and the path across the yard, which matters on fenced cul-de-sac lots.
- Grind. The wheel works back and forth across the stump until it is below the soil line, then follows the main surface roots out.
- Grindings. The chips are raked back into the hole, spread as mulch or hauled away, whichever you choose.
- Finish. The area is raked level and ready for topsoil and grass.
What goes into the quote?
- Stump width at ground level and how many there are.
- Wood type: hard oak and pecan take longer than pine.
- How many surface roots should be chased out.
- Gate width, slope and distance from the street.
- Whether grindings stay, are spread, or leave with the crew.
Around Spring
- Bayer Park, one of the Spring-area parks.
- Wunsche Bros. Saloon and Hotel, the landmark in Old Town Spring.
- Cypresswood Park, a park in Spring.
If a tree is still standing, start with tree removal in Spring, or keep the next one healthy with tree trimming in Spring. Sticks Tree Service’s main page is tree service in Cypress, and the stump grinding guide is on stump grinding in Cypress, TX.
Sources
- Community Impact, Cypress Creek flooding: https://communityimpact.com/houston/spring-klein/environment/2020/12/21/flooding-to-remain-reality-for-many-spring-klein-homes-along-cypress-creek-experts-say
- Houston Landing, trees after Beryl: https://houstonlanding.org/why-did-so-many-trees-fall-after-hurricane-beryl-heres-what-we-know/
- HAR, Spring neighborhoods: https://www.har.com/blog_83406_spring-texas-neighborhoods--best-neighborhoods-in-spring-tx
- Harris County Flood Control District: https://www.hcfcd.org/Activity/Maintenance-Programs/Tree-Planting-Program/2018-19-Planting-Season
- Texas Ally, Spring: https://www.texasally.com/neighborhoods/harris/spring
Frequently asked questions
Can a stump be ground right after the tree comes down?
Yes. Booking both together saves a second trip. Ask for it when the removal is quoted.
My Spring yard has a stump from Harvey or Beryl. Is it too old to grind?
No. Old stumps grind fine, and partly rotted ones often go faster.
Will the grinder damage my sprinkler system?
Point out sprinkler heads and lines before work starts. The crew marks them and works around them.
Can the grinder fit through my backyard gate?
Most standard gates work. Tell the crew the gate width when you call so the right machine comes.
What do I do with the hole?
Let the grindings settle or have them hauled, then fill with topsoil and plant grass or a bed.
Can I plant a new tree in the same spot?
It is better to plant a few feet away, where old roots and grindings will not crowd the new tree.