Gardening

Silver maples can literally fall apart during removal, so be sure you have a pro deal with the major limb and trunk removal. Most professionals will also recommend that you leave the stump for a while rather than trying to have it removed at the same time. It'll depend on your plans for the area, of course.

In our case, we left the stump for almost a year, then as soon as the ground unfroze the next spring, had them come and remove it and the major root runs. We weren't planting the hornbeam in exactly the same spot, so there was no real problem with leaving it for awhile.

Good luck!

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