When a tree comes down—storm, hazard, or just a long-overdue removal—you’re left with the part nobody wants to talk about: the stump. It’s a mower bumper, an ant condo, a trip hazard, and, if it’s near the driveway or fence line, a slow-motion way to push things out of level. If you’re anywhere in Hillsborough County (Seffner, Brandon, Valrico, Dover, Plant City), here’s the straight story on stump grinding: how deep we go, why utility flags matter, what “root chasing” means,