West of the city the ground tips down into the Normans Kill ravine, and on a clear evening the Helderberg escarpment stands up blue along the horizon. C&D Stump & Tree Removal works the yards in between — tree removal for the silver maples and spruces planted too close to the house a lifetime ago, tree trimming to take the weight off whatever stays. Then comes the stump, ground out below grade until there is nothing left but a hollow of chips ready for soil and seed. The best moment arrives a month later, when nobody can tell where the tree stood. Albany, Guilderland, Slingerlands, Colonie and the Bethlehem side of the line are all within reach.