How to Make Mulch from Trees

How to Make Mulch from Trees

If you are hoping to turn the damage caused by a storm into something positive, one way to do that is to turn the storm to debris into landscape mulch. You can contact your local Division of Waste Management to approve sites for chipping/grind for mulch.  This document will explain how to make mulch from trees.

Requirements for Chipping/Grinding Sites

1. Before grinding, the debris must be separated. Mulch can only be made out of tree waste or untreated/unpainted lumber. No other contaminants can remain. If this is not feasible, then the debris is not a candidate to be turned into mulch.

2. The site must not be located in a known floodplain or flood prone area.

3. Storage areas for debris and processed material should be at least 100 feet from all surface waters.

4. Storage areas for debris must be at least 100 feet from residential areas, commercial/public buildings, portable water supply wells, and septic tanks with leach fields.

5. The site must not contain wetlands.

6. Sites with power lines overhead may not be grinded.

If you want to make your own mulch, you can do so with just  a chainsaw and a wood chipper. If you do not already have branches lying around, use the chainsaw to remove some off of a tree. You can rent a wood chipper from your local equipment rental service. Feed the branches through the wood chipper. You can mix the different types of wood mulch or keep it separated, depending on your needs. You can also use leaves in autumn to make mulch for your flower bed. Most mulch should be a few inches deep, so calculate how much square footage you need to cover and multiply it by a few inches to figure out how much mulch to make.

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2 Responses to “How to Make Mulch from Trees”

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  2. canapé says:

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