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Dutch Elm Disease Question
Are wood chips derived from trees killed by Dutch Elm disease capable to damaging plants if the chips are used as mulch?
We lost two 60+ foot tall elm trees to the disease and had them taken down this fall, costing a small fortune. The tree crew was grinding the branches into chips and loading them into big trucks, obviously to sell to garden centers. I had them leave the chips in a huge pile, figuring that I could recoup some of the huge expense by using the chips as mulch next spring.
Then I started thinking about disease transfer. If the chips rot over the winter, I'm sure the pile volume will be reduced by at least a quarter. Will this help? Or should I just get rid of the mulch?
Doreen Howard
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