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Speed up rot

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  • 04-04-2020 7:55am
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    Bigoldhouse
    Registered Users Posts: 59 ✭✭


    Hi,
    I cut down some leylandii trees last summer. We dumped all of the cuttings into a huge pile on our land. All of the branches have started to dry out, so will break if you stand on them. I know eventually they'll break down, but was wondering if there's a way to hurry this up? About 12 trees worth, so it's a fairly big pile.


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    #2
    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,071 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Rent a wood chipper.


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    Igotadose
    Registered Users Posts: 13,483 ✭✭✭✭Igotadose


    Warm it up. Black plastic.


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    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 29,384 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Lumen wrote:
    Rent a wood chipper.


    Second this, only way of getting rid of such a rotten tree


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    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 49,491 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    if they branches are not cut, they'll dry as you say, and that will significantly slow the rotting process.


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    Bigoldhouse
    Registered Users Posts: 59 ✭✭Bigoldhouse


    Thanks all. Chipper it is!


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    Hocus Focus
    Registered Users Posts: 754 ✭✭✭Hocus Focus


    I burnt mine, but that was a few years ago, before we started to become conscious of the downside of that process.


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    Bigoldhouse
    Registered Users Posts: 59 ✭✭Bigoldhouse


    Hocus Focus wrote: »
    I burnt mine, but that was a few years ago, before we started to become conscious of the downside of that process.

    Too close to forests to even try that


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