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Old 03-06-2014, 11:37 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Stephen Wolstenholme[_5_] Stephen Wolstenholme[_5_] is offline
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Default Shredder for Holly clippings

On Tue, 3 Jun 2014 02:36:11 -0700 (PDT),
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We're about to move house and one of the first jobs I will have to do is trim the holly hedge that surrounds the property. It's a bit of a monster, probably about 50m in length and about 3m tall so is going to produce a ton of clippings which I will need to dispose of. I was thinking of shredding them to save space but most of the shredder reviews I've seen don't seem to work too well on fresh/green stuff and I really don't want this lying around for weeks whilst I wait for it to go brown!

Can anyone recommend a shredder that will cope with the fresh clippings and the odd thicker branch but will also not break the bank.

I suppose the only other alternative is to burn them, does holly burn well ?


Thanks


The AL-KO 1100 works great for clippings. They are quite expensive but
pop-up on ebay quite often. I got one for £20 a few years ago. All it
needed was a new plug.

Steve

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