If you’ve ever had the displeasure of losing a significant tree in your yard, you’ll have to work out what to do about the needles, branches, as well as other wood. If regional ordinances allow, some firewood can indeed be held to cure before being burned in fires, wood-burning stoves, as well as an external barbeque pit. The remaining green branches, however, pose a dilemma unless you can engage a local company with a tree grinder or stump chipper because many cities no longer accept “green” or garden debris.

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To begin, contact your local public works department to see if a yard trash recovery facility is available in your region. Although you may need to borrow or hire a vehicle and pay a dumping fee, some municipalities provide free yard-waste recycling services. Municipal gardening companies, as well as wood suppliers, are some other possible information sources on managing trash from such a felled tree. These companies may be interested in your wood and will carry it away for free or at a low cost.

If everything else fails, rent a chipper/shredder and do the job yourself. Before using chipped material as mulch, it should be stored and allowed to weather for at least two months. Consider adding segments of larger logs and limbs in your natural habitat area if you’re creating one in your yard. They can be used as “nursing logs,” allowing young seedlings to grow in the soft organic substance that used to be the tree trunk.

Composting and mulching are two excellent uses for leaf waste. Many municipalities have outlawed leaf burning because of the harm it can cause to people with asthma and bronchitis. The bottom line is to avoid leaf burning, even if it is permitted in your community. If you insist on burning leaves, check with your local police or fire department to see if there are any limitations. Consider wearing a surgical mask while burning to filter out floating particulates, even if you don’t have asthma or bronchitis.