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Planting a tree over a tree

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From: Susan Harder City: Grosse Pointe Woods, mi, MI
We lost an 80 year old maple to a storm last September. Due to the location of the large tree, we can not grind out the stump to the roots. What I would like to do is grind the stump to grass level then built up the location about 3 feet high with landscape block, then plant a Cleveland Pear over the stump. Will this work, without killing the Cleveland Pear?
	Extension Message From: Jay Hayek Extension Specialist, Forestry Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences jhayek@illinois.edu
I wouldn't recommend doing this; plant flowers instead of a tree.
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