Should I stump grind?

[dfkrug]

Still.....redwood does not seem more dense than pine. Are the stumps
more dense/hard material than the wood that I am accustomed to? How do other folks deal with this
stump land?

Not very hard or tough at all. The only reason to use redwood in a deck or other structure is rot-
resistance, and possibly the color before it becomes weathered. Cedar is more rot-resistant, but not
a local species here. Heart redwood is expensive to buy and it would grind up easily.

I have never heard of folks in the coastal rainforests of CA grinding redwood stumps, but I suppose
it happens. Kind of a flatlander thing to do, as some say around here.

I have a 6'x6' squatter shack on one of my slopes. It has been there many many years, cabled
to a tree on a 45-degree (100%) hillside. It's infested with carpenter ants, but the danm thing
won't rot away. Turns out, it is made of redwood.

 

[foggy1111]

I have never heard of folks in the coastal rainforests of CA grinding redwood stumps, but I suppose
it happens. Kind of a flatlander thing to do, as some say around here.

I.

OK. I figured that you may be able to use the land for farming or other purposes. But it sounds like the redwood areas are all slope (?). I've never been to the Redwood country......so I'm a bit naive.

I've owned a redwood deck and it sat on redwood posts. Those posts were buried in dirt and concrete.....and were rotted out after 25 years. Surprised me.

 

[dfkrug]

OK. I figured that you may be able to use the land for farming or other
purposes. But it sounds like the redwood areas are all slope (?). I've never been to the Redwood
country......so I'm a bit naive.

Coastal redwoods only grow on the CA coast from Big Sur up to the Oregon border. They depend on
lots of water from the ground and from the fog that comes in in the summers. Almost no rain in the
summers. They can be on steep slopes, yes, but mainly you see them in places where the ground
stays wet. On my land in the Santa Cruz Mtns, they are along my year-round creek, but rarely more
that 40-50 feet from it.

Agriculture in this area consists of Christmas tree farms and vineyards. Most of those are on some
pretty steep ground and don't usually get irrigation or see any tarm machinery.

The underground part of redwood stumps will eventually rot if it stays damp; the above ground
part stays around for many many years. Also true of fence boards or posts, if made from the
heartwood.