Who's a Christmas Tree mulcher?
Many applications can be performed recycling christmas trees.
1. top dress around trees and gardens (do not incorporate in to soil) 2. make a teepee for supporting climbing plants. 3. windbreaks for outdoor winter activities 4. fish breeding and refuge reefs = 5. coastal marsh restoration 6. sand dune reclamation 7. backyard bird feeder (hang suet balls or popcorn/cranberry strands from branches 8. brushpile for backyard (wildlife habitats) 9. use needles for sachet (dry) or potpourri (simmer in water) 10. use tree mulch for dusty roads, horse trails, fence lines and walking paths 11. use boughs for covering bulbs and perennials 12. cut up your tree for next years fireplace wood That names a few applications. My 3 favorite ones are fish reefs, sand dune reclamation and coastal marsh restoration. Fish reefs are sunken in lakes and sand dunes are reclaimed by staking down trees on beaches. Coastal marsh restoration is done with volunteer labor, Army helicopters, and a wood fence to lay the trees in. The limbs of the individual trees are tightly bound together with twine to create the compact woody mass needed to slow the water velocity and promote sedimentation. The water flows through the fenced tree barrier and allows the sediment to build on the back side thus reclaiming the marsh soil. These are just a few ways to keep trees out of landfills and to return to earth what was taken from her after celebrating the holidays. Think organic and practice the 3 R's. -- = J Kolenovsky, A+, Network +, MCP =F4=BF=F4 - http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden/reference.html |
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