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Can I make my own bark chips?
I live in a flat and there's a huge tree in the back garden which we all
want to get rid of. We also want to make one side of the communal back garden a bit nicer as it's an overgrown mess at the moment and we're talking about putting down plastic sheeting to suppress the weeds then some bark chips and finally tables, seating, maybe a BBQ etc If I can find someone to take down the tree safely is there any reason why I couldn't just hire a chipper and use the tree to make the bark chips we need? If so, can I chip the whole tree and use it or just the bark? Sorry if this is a dumb question! |
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Can I make my own bark chips?
HI Maureen
On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:51:00 GMT, "Maureen Patterson" wrote: I live in a flat and there's a huge tree in the back garden which we all want to get rid of. We also want to make one side of the communal back garden a bit nicer as it's an overgrown mess at the moment and we're talking about putting down plastic sheeting to suppress the weeds then some bark chips and finally tables, seating, maybe a BBQ etc If I can find someone to take down the tree safely is there any reason why I couldn't just hire a chipper and use the tree to make the bark chips we need? If so, can I chip the whole tree and use it or just the bark? Sorry if this is a dumb question! Probably your best bet is to find a company that will fell the tree _and_ do the chipping for you. A professional chipping machine will handle branches up to four - six inches diameter - but it's a dangerous thing and operators need to be properly trained and using the correct safety gear. Don't know what sort of tree it is - but you will probably find somebody local who will be pleased to take any larger logs off your hands for firewood. You will end up with a large heap of chippings - some from bark and some from the wood in the branches. We had a dozen or so Spruces taken out earlier in the year - and everything that was too small for logs went through the tree surgeon's giant chipper. We've used the chippings successfully for paths & ground cover. Hope this helps Adrian |
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snip You will end up with a large heap of chippings - some from bark and some from the wood in the branches. We had a dozen or so Spruces taken out earlier in the year - and everything that was too small for logs went through the tree surgeon's giant chipper. We've used the chippings successfully for paths & ground cover. Hope this helps Adrian not a dumb question at all, we all have to start somewhere :-) good plan to get the professionals in to deal with the tree, much safer, the chippings will be brilly, I have done this and they are excellent for all sorts of things just like Adrian has said. good luck kate |
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"Kate Morgan" wrote snip You will end up with a large heap of chippings - some from bark and some from the wood in the branches. We had a dozen or so Spruces taken out earlier in the year - and everything that was too small for logs went through the tree surgeon's giant chipper. We've used the chippings successfully for paths & ground cover. Hope this helps Adrian not a dumb question at all, we all have to start somewhere :-) good plan to get the professionals in to deal with the tree, much safer, the chippings will be brilly, I have done this and they are excellent for all sorts of things just like Adrian has said. good luck And don't use plastic sheeting under the bark, it will stop it draining and in rain the bark will all float to the lowest point, besides which it will damage the soil underneath. Use proper ground cover fabric which allows water to penetrate. -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK |
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Can I make my own bark chips?
"Maureen Patterson" wrote in message ... I live in a flat and there's a huge tree in the back garden which we all want to get rid of. We also want to make one side of the communal back garden a bit nicer as it's an overgrown mess at the moment and we're talking about putting down plastic sheeting to suppress the weeds then some bark chips and finally tables, seating, maybe a BBQ etc If I can find someone to take down the tree safely is there any reason why I couldn't just hire a chipper and use the tree to make the bark chips we need? If so, can I chip the whole tree and use it or just the bark? Sorry if this is a dumb question! And another tree dies of shame: |
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Can I make my own bark chips?
pied piper wrote:
"Maureen Patterson" wrote in message ... I live in a flat and there's a huge tree in the back garden which we all want to get rid of. We also want to make one side of the communal back garden a bit nicer as it's an overgrown mess at the moment and we're talking about putting down plastic sheeting to suppress the weeds then some bark chips and finally tables, seating, maybe a BBQ etc If I can find someone to take down the tree safely is there any reason why I couldn't just hire a chipper and use the tree to make the bark chips we need? If so, can I chip the whole tree and use it or just the bark? Sorry if this is a dumb question! And another tree dies of shame: I had a mature tree die recently, the cost of having it felled and removed, including stumps, was very reasonable. When I said I would like the chippings I got a £50 discount! |
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