Most of us enjoy the presence of beautiful trees in their yard or landscape; however, when trees must be removed, unsightly stumps remain. The organisms that rot or decay wood are called fungi. Fungi do not possess chlorophyll and consequently must derive food from other sources such as wood stumps. To enhance decay conditions, the stump should be cut as near ground level as possible, covered with sod and kept moist, as you can see the importance to remove stumps before they take away from other trees in the area.