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May 02, use the chips to mulch around trees and shrubs. Be sure you don't put the mulch right up against the trunk or stem of the tree or shrub. Mulch up against the trunk or stem supports slugs, sow bugs, and mice that may chew on the trunk or treeclearing.barted Reading Time: 2 mins.

Nov 13, I have a serious amount of chopped willow and intend planting lots of trees and hedged this winter.

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After the goats and sheep have nibbled what they want of the leaves and bark I was thinking of shredding the branches and using as a mulch around newly planted trees and whips. Jun 29, I had them leave the chips here in a big pile, for future use as mulch. Turns out, willow is a very soft and light wood. That pile of chips is light grey and the wood chips are intact on the outside of the pile, but just a few inches down the chips are damp, soft, and black - really falling apart and turning into sawdust and black soil.

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Jun 12, Definitely use them as mulch. There is no concern of them robbing nitrogen if they are on the surface where they are exposed to air which is about 78% nitrogen. Don't pile more than about 4" deep no matter what mulch you're using and don't till them into the soil. Forestry crews generate wood chips from tree pruning and removal operations.

These chips are stored at the Willow Spring Service Center and made available in limited quantity to District residents for use in their yards. Please call or drop by between a.m. - a.m. and p.m. - p.m. to check for mulch availability. Jun 07, Willow mulch is another option. Willows produce salicylic acid, the main component of aspirin, and researchers have found that a mulch made from young willow branches can actually improve your fruit tree’s immunity and help it fight off common fruit tree pest and disease problems.

Making ramial or willow mulch is easy but can be time treeclearing.bar: Susan Poizner. Jul 02, Even as the discovery that pure willow mulch helps trees combat disease stirs with hopeful potential, yet another compelling reason to protect our trees emerges.

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