Cedar chips are the only ones I know of that will not attract termintes into
your yard. I use grass for mulching.
I would let the chips age and then spray them with something that will keep
termites away (unless you are in area that doesnt have to worry aobut them).

Dwayne

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We had two large dead trees cut down and a lot of trees trimmed last week
and then ground down into wood chips. Our intention was to gradually
spread the chips around our large garden areas. The tree cutters left the
huge pile of wood chips in an area at the base of three trees. Yesterday
our neighbors, who are really into gardening, informed us that we had to
move the chip pile away from the base of the three trees quickly, that
they would die from suffocation otherwise. Is this true? If so, how long
do we have to move them? Also must we be careful not to spread the chips
too close to our garden plants? Thanks for any advice/suggestions.