07-03-2007, 02:50 PM
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Concern about mulch/compost
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http://www.texasoakwilt.org/index.html
"Bob" wrote in message
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Perhaps I am being over cautious, but I won't get compost made at landfill
sites from wood products, nor much either.
The reason is concern about Oak Wilt. Who knows anything about the tree
limbs brought into a landfill? Some may be from diseased trees. I have
read that even burning wood from diseased trees can spread the disease
through the smoke. If this is true and I don't know if it is, then
composting diseased wood isn't going to kill the disease if burning
doesn't.
With mulch being raw wood, I think, there is the same concern.
Am I being overly cautious?
Bob
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