Arlington, Texas · Fully Insured
Stump Grinding & Stump Removal in Arlington, TX
Ground level to turf ready, usually in a morning. We grind the stump, deal with the roots that matter, and every bit of it leaves on our trailer.
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Everything Hauled Away
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Clear Tarrant grinds and removes tree stumps in Arlington, Texas and throughout Tarrant County, including Mansfield, Kennedale, Grand Prairie, Pantego, Dalworthington Gardens, and southeast Fort Worth. Stumps are ground four to six inches below grade so the area can be filled and planted back to grass, with surface root removal where the situation calls for it and all debris hauled off the property. Clear Tarrant will grind a stump from a tree we removed or one that has been sitting in the yard since a previous owner. Owner-operated, fully insured, and every stump quoted after we have seen it.
What We Handle
Three versions of the same problem
People call about a stump for very different reasons, and the job changes depending on which one you are.
The stump is in the way
You want to mow over it, put sod down, widen a bed, or stop catching it with the mower deck. We grind four to six inches below grade — below mower blade reach and deep enough to cover with soil and grass.
The whole trunk needs to go
Sometimes the tree is still standing, or the trunk was left waist high, or there’s a stump plus a pile of rounds beside it. We take it down, cut flush, grind what’s left, and load all of it out.
Someone else left it
A crew took the tree and quoted the stump separately, or it came with the house. We grind stumps we never touched, and we don’t charge more for not having cut it. Same machine, same afternoon.
Grinding Or Removal
Two different jobs, and most people get quoted the wrong one
Grinding chews the stump into chips and leaves the root system in the ground to rot. Removal means pulling the stump and its main roots out entirely, which takes heavier equipment and tears up a much larger area of your yard. Nearly everyone who calls asking for stump removal actually wants grinding.
Grinding is right when
You want grass back over the spot. You want to mow without hitting anything. You’re extending a bed or laying sod. Or the stump sits near a walk, driveway, fence line, or foundation where you don’t want heavy equipment pulling on roots that run under hard surfaces.
Full removal is right when
You’re pouring a slab, setting footings, running a new fence line straight through the spot, or clearing ground for construction. Anything where an intact root mass underground is a structural problem rather than a cosmetic one.
The Limit Of What We Do
We grind four to six inches deep, and we won’t go deeper
Four to six inches below grade is turf depth. It’s below where a mower blade can reach, it holds enough soil to establish grass, and it’s what the large majority of homeowners actually need. That’s the service we offer and we offer it well.
It isn’t enough if you intend to plant a new tree in the same hole. A replacement tree needs real soil volume for its root ball, and at six inches you’d be setting it on top of an intact stump and a mat of old roots. The tree looks fine for two seasons and then declines for reasons nobody connects back to the planting.
If you want a tree back on that spot, the honest answer is to move it. Six to ten feet over is usually plenty, costs you nothing, and gives the new tree undisturbed ground. We’ll happily plant it for you in the better location. If it genuinely has to go in the original spot, tell us at the estimate — that’s a job for someone with an excavator, and it isn’t us.
It’s also not enough if you’re pouring concrete over the area. Anything structural needs the root mass out, not ground down.
North Texas Specific
Some trees here try to come back after the stump is gone
Grinding removes the stump. It does not remove the root system, and a handful of species common in Arlington yards will push new shoots up from those roots for a season or two afterward. You may see a ring of green sprouts where the stump was, or shoots coming up several feet away in the lawn.
The ones that do this most around here are hackberry, Callery and Bradford pear, chinaberry, mulberry, Chinese tallow, mimosa, cottonwood, Siberian elm, privet, yaupon, and crape myrtle. If your stump is one of those, plan on it.
We don’t spray herbicide on cut stumps or on the sprouts afterward, which is the standard trade answer and not ours. We don’t use chemical herbicides anywhere on a property, on any service. The mechanical answer works, it just asks something of you: cut or mow every sprout as soon as you see it, every time, and never let one hold leaves long enough to feed the roots. Starved of leaves, the root system runs out of stored energy and gives up. In a mowed lawn this largely takes care of itself, because the mower is already cutting them weekly.
We’d rather tell you this at the estimate than have you find sprouts in April and assume we did the job badly.
After The Grinder Shuts Off
What you’re actually left with
The chips are your call
Grinding produces a surprising volume of chip and soil mix, usually more than the hole can take. You can have it hauled off, or backfilled with the surplus spread. Larger stumps produce enough that hauling may add to the price — we’ll tell you when we quote, not after.
The spot will settle
Backfill with chips and the ground sinks as they decompose, leaving a dish in the lawn six to twelve months later. That’s normal, not a failed grind. If you want it flat and staying flat, haul the chips off and bring in topsoil, then seed or sod once it’s level.
Don’t use the chips as bed mulch
Stump chips are fresh, high-carbon, and mixed with soil. Worked into a planting bed they tie up nitrogen while breaking down and your plants go pale. Fine as a rough path or a back-corner pile. In a bed you want proper mulch at two to three inches.
Surface roots and Arlington clay
Our soil is heavy alkaline clay that swells wet, shrinks dry, and compacts hard. Roots respond by running shallow and wide, so the ridges you trip over often extend well past where the trunk stood. We grind surface roots where they’re a real problem and the surroundings allow. Under a walk, driveway, or close to a foundation we leave them — taking them out can do more damage than the root was doing.
★★★★★ 5.0 on Google
What Arlington homeowners say about our tree work
Guys were working across the street and we had a huge branch that fell. They stopped, came and helped us with it. Then we had them clean up a 150 year old oak tree. Fair price, expert tree guy. Kind, polite, trustworthy.
— Local Guide, Google review
Sean was amazing to work with and communication throughout was excellent. He enjoys what he does and takes pride in his work down to the smallest detail. The finished product surpassed my expectation.
— Michelle F.
Sean has done a great job on my yard maintenance and his knowledge of timing for trimming trees to keep from doing damage has saved my trees!! I highly recommend his company!!
— Julie R.
Questions We Get
Stump grinding FAQs
How much does stump grinding cost in Arlington, TX?
Every stump is quoted after we’ve seen it. Diameter matters, but so does access, what’s buried nearby, how much root sits above grade, how far the machine has to travel from the truck, and how much material comes out. We give you a free estimate and a firm number before anything starts, and the number doesn’t move once you’ve accepted it.
How deep do you grind a stump?
Four to six inches below grade. That’s turf-ready depth — below mower blade reach and deep enough to fill and grow grass over. We don’t grind deeper than that, so if you’re planting a tree in the same hole or pouring concrete over the spot, this isn’t the right service and we’ll say so.
Can your grinder fit through my back gate?
Yes. Our equipment goes through a standard residential gate, which is what stops most backyard stump jobs. If your gate is unusually narrow or there are steps, send a photo by text and we’ll tell you before we drive out rather than after.
Is there a stump too big for you to grind?
We don’t turn stumps away on size. A large old live oak or pecan stump simply takes longer and produces a great deal more material, and both show up in the quote. Send a photo with something in frame for scale and we can usually tell you what’s involved before coming out.
Will you grind a stump if another company cut the tree?
Yes, and it’s a large share of the stump calls we get. Plenty of tree crews quote removal and stump grinding separately, and the stump gets left behind. It makes no difference to us whether the tree came down last week or twenty years ago.
Can you remove tree roots running across my lawn?
Sometimes, and it depends entirely on what’s around them. Surface roots out in open lawn can often be ground out. Roots running under a sidewalk, driveway, patio, or close to a foundation we generally leave alone, because cutting them can destabilize the tree or the hard surface sitting on them. If the tree is still alive, cutting major roots can also kill it. We’ll walk it with you and tell you which situation you’re in.
Do you use chemicals to stop the stump growing back?
No. We don’t spray chemical herbicides on any property, on any service, and that includes cut stumps. Where a species is prone to resprouting we tell you before we start and explain the mechanical approach — cutting every sprout as it appears until the roots exhaust themselves.
Can I put sod or grass seed over the spot afterward?
Yes, once it’s filled with soil rather than chips and levelled. Chips settle as they break down and will leave you a low spot. If you want the area brought back to lawn properly, we can haul the grindings off, bring in topsoil, and sod or seed it as part of the same job.
Will a rotting stump bring termites to my house?
A decaying stump is wood in contact with soil, which is a food source termites can use, so it isn’t nothing. But a stump in your yard doesn’t mean your house is at risk, and anyone using termites as the reason you must grind today is selling rather than advising. Grind it because you want the yard back. If you have an actual termite concern, that’s a pest control question, not a landscaping one.
What areas do you serve?
Clear Tarrant is based in Arlington, Texas, and serves Tarrant County — including Mansfield, Kennedale, Grand Prairie, Pantego, Dalworthington Gardens, and southeast Fort Worth. If you’re not sure whether you’re in range, call and we’ll tell you straight.
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