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| Hi, I live east of Portland, and a couple of weeks ago we had a big windstorm through here and a lot of trees in the area were blown down or broken.
We had to remove a bishop pine from our front yard because large branches had broken and the tree was leaning into our neighbor's driveway. My husband and friends took down the tree with a chainsaw and the big pieces of trunk one guy took to burn in an outside pit. The branches are laying in our driveway and we were planning to rent a chipper and then use the wood chips as mulch. BUT - is it ok to use fresh chips as mulch, or do the chips need to dry out for a few months first? And since they are pine, I guess we need to be careful about where we put the chips because of the acidity, right? Thanks for advice ... I hated taking down that tree. I hope we can at least get something out of it, rather than taking the branches to the dump. |
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- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Thu, Feb 5, 09 at 11:31
| You can use the pine chips without worry :-) I've linked to a couple of recent discussions on wood chip mulches on other forums. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Myths about wood chip mulches (.pdf file)
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| Thanks for the links - very helpful. Later I'll watch the chipping video from one of those threads, so I'll know what to expet. :-) |
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- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Fri, Feb 6, 09 at 17:13
| Chunks of trunk make nice stands for birdbaths or pots in the garden if they are level or can be leveled. |
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