Meripilus giganteus on stump

[dangb93]

Hi, wondering if anyone can help me out with a question or two;

I’ve been asked to remove a large beech stump (tree was apparently felled due to meripilus giganteus ) the stump has a fair amount of the brackets on it still. 
 

if I grind the stump and backfill with the arisings will the fungus carry on living on the grindings?!

 

and if I grind it out, and then dig out the surrounding area, skip it all, and put fresh topsoil- what about disposal of the old soil and arisings?! (And would that even get rid of the fungus?!)

 

thanks

[dangb93]

Anyone?

[Dan Maynard]

I would say, once you grind it into little pieces and mix with soil the fungus may carry on but conditions have completely changed and they will decay a lot faster. Unlikely to get big brackets like that after, but you might get lines following the major roots.

 

[Clutchy]

I'd do an excessively large grind, and remove the majority of the grindings, back filling with soil and seed. 

 

I would also charge around £850 + VAT so I can bring the grinder and skid steer (on one trailer). Interested where others would be in regards pricing. I seem to get caught out on stumps sometimes.