ga.prime
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Burning does not get rid of stumps or kill stumps. The herbicide kills the stumps so they can rot. It depends on species and size how long they take to rot. Most hardwoods and pine will be rotten enough to run over with a rotary mower or push apart with a FEL in two, three, four years. The larger they are, the longer it will take. Older pine that has a streak of fat wood in it could take a long long time. Oak rots fairly quickly. Black Cherry rots very slowly.I assume in your area, that most of the stumps are pine. I get the burning to help get rid of them, but how long does it take for them to totally decay back into the soil? I am just curious.