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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A large tree stump sits surrounded by leaves and branches - Faiz Dila/Shutterstock A tree can be cut down in an afternoon, but its ...

So you've chopped down an annoying tree, and all that's left is a big stump in the middle of your yard. Burning it may seem ...