Hello,

I have a healthy madarin tree in my backyard. When it drops leaves it takes
a long time for them to break down and become compost. Could someone please
advise as to whether it would be worthwhile buying a cheap
composter/shredder to accelerate this process? How long would it take for
the leaves to breakdown in the composter and would this be good for the
garden? The leaves are quite waxy.

Thanks,

Graeme.