At a recent master gardener class there was a presentation that said that
tree chips, called "arborist chips", are an excellent mulch. Apparently the
chips do not draw nitrogen from the soil but bacteria/fungus work slowly on
the chips at the soil/chip interface.

Bill

"Dwayne" wrote in message
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I have heard that composting Fresh tree debris (at least some kinds of
trees) will pull the nitrogen out of the soil. You may want to let it dry
out for a year or so before doing it. Maybe someone else has more
information on it and will respond.

Dwayne

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We here in Ohio had a terrible ice storm before Christmas. Most of the
trees in the area had substantial damage. We are having our debris
ground up by a tree company. My question is can the ground up tree
debris be used as a mulch in my vegetable garden. The damaged trees
were different types of maples.