Stump Grinding in Ocala & Marion County
The tree service took the tree and left you the hard part. We grind stumps below grade — one in a fenced backyard or forty on a cleared parcel — with cleanup included and the price set before we start.
What it costs
| Stump size (widest point, incl. flare) | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Under 12" | $75–$110 |
| 12–24" (the common oak/pine range) | $110–$180 |
| 24–36" | $180–$250 |
| 36"+ / live oak with wide flare | $250–$450 |
| Multi-stump & whole-lot jobs | Per-stump volume pricing — quoted flat |
Measure at the widest point of the root flare, not the trunk — that's the honest number and the one every legitimate grinder prices on. Prices include grinding 6–8" below grade and raking the chips into the hole or a pile you can use as mulch. Chip haul-off available for a modest add.
Ocala's stump hall of fame
- Laurel oaks and water oaks — Marion County's most-removed trees. They grow fast, rot from the inside around year 50, and come down by the thousands after every storm season. Their stumps rot slowly enough to sucker and sprout for years if left alone.
- Live oaks — magnificent standing, monsters below. The root flare on a mature live oak can double the grind area; that's the price-range spread in the chart above.
- Slash and loblolly pines — straightforward grinds, usually in rows on former timber land; this is where volume pricing shines.
- Palms — technically not wood, definitely still a stump. They grind fine; they just make stringy chips.
Why grind instead of pull or burn
Pulling a stump with an excavator leaves a crater, wrecks the surrounding grade, and near a house or septic line it's a gamble. Burning a stump in Marion County needs authorization, takes days, and half the year the burn conditions won't allow it anyway. Grinding takes minutes per stump, works inside fenced yards (our machines fit a 36" gate), and leaves ground you can rake flat and sod the same weekend. One honest caveat: grinding leaves the deep roots to decay naturally — fine for grass and gardens, and something we'll flag if you're planning a structure over the spot, because that calls for grubbing instead.
The sucker-sprout problem, solved properly
Left-alone oak stumps in the Shores and Belleview yards sprout rings of new shoots for years — the root system doesn't know the tree is gone. Grinding below grade takes out the crown tissue those sprouts grow from, which is why a ground stump stays gone while a cut-flush stump becomes a shrub with opinions. If you've been mowing around a sprouting stump for years, that's the call to make this week: (352) 710-1692.
Count your stumps, call the number
Volume pricing across Ocala, Belleview, Summerfield, Dunnellon & the Shores.
Call (352) 710-1692