Tree planting question. [View All]

[TNDemo]

When we bought this house it came with nasty Bradford pears. We have three in the side yard, just on the other side of the fence. I have a big landscaping bed around them. We are owed some trees through the utility company because of trees they cut down on some vacant land we own and they will give us oak or maple trees. The pear trees are 15 years old, so toward the end of their life anyway. I would like to have the replacement trees in the exact spot the pear trees are now, but was wondering if they could be planted there, even if the stumps were ground. How long after a tree is cut down can another one be put in the same spot?