tree stump growth

[mrche]

If i chop down a 30yo tree to the stump and then cover in soil/hardcore.  Will it regrow or just rot away?  

[Steve Bullman]

5 hours ago, mrche said:

If i chop down a 30yo tree to the stump and then cover in soil/hardcore.  Will it regrow or just rot away?  

Probably will die unless it’s one of the more resilient species which could potentially just throw suckers up elsewhere. 

[Dan Maynard]

Strongly depends on species - most conifers absolutely will not sprout.

[Rob_the_Sparky]

Sounds like you are talking about something like coppicing:

 

Coppicing - Wikipedia

EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

 

so as per Dan's response it really depends on the tree.

[peds]

Chop down a goat willow, rip it out the ground with a digger, leave the stump upside down in a pile with a load of others for a year, drag it to a patch of boggy ground and set it upright, and it'll grow again. One of mine is, anyway.

 

Other species may vary.