Tree Removal, Tree Trimming, and Stump Grinding in West Michigan

R&S Quality Stump Grinding, LLC, using the domain name grand-rapids-tree-stump-grinding.com, is located in Jenison, Michigan - a suburb of Grand Rapids, MI.  Our primary tree service territory in West Michigan are the communities of Ada, Allendale, Byron Center, Caledonia, Cascade, Cedar Springs, Comstock Park, Coopersville, East Grand Rapids, Fruitport, Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Grandville, Holland, Hudsonville, Jenison, Kent City, Kentwood, Lowell, Marne, Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, Norton Shores, Ravenna, Rockford, Sparta, Spring Lake, Walker, Wayland, Wyoming, and Zeeland.

Michigan Tree Facts

• A healthy tree can increase your property value by as much as 27 percent while trees with dead branches, hollow cavities and other problems can decrease your property value.
• When tree pruning, do not leave long stubs or cut flush with the trunk.
• Tree roots do not grow very deep. Most tree roots are in the top 12 inches of soil so stump grinding doesn't have to go very deep.
• More than 100 different species of trees grow in Michigan.
• Winter hardiness decreases for several weeks after pruning ---- do not prune in late fall or during severe cold weather. Both can prevent the tree from healing naturally and can increase decay.
• Nearly 18 million acres, or essentially 50 percent of the land area in Michigan, are occupied by forest vegetation.
• Trees receive an estimated 90% of their nutrition from the atmosphere and only 10% from the soil.
• A tree can absorb as much as 48 pounds of carbon dioxide per year and can sequester 1 ton of carbon dioxide by the time it reaches 40 years old.
• One large tree can provide a day's supply of oxygen for up to four people.
• Trees are the largest living and oldest organism on earth.
• Tree wound paints and dressings do not help the tree --- some actually speed decay.