Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Large tree stump in backyard - Dan Totilca/Getty Images When removing a tree from your property, having the trunk and canopy cut ...

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A sad fact of life is that sometimes a tree must be cut down. Some trees are beset by invasive insects or disease, others may be mangled by storms, and some die from environmental stress or old age.