Re: Dutch Elm Disease Question

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My understanding, Doreen, is that the wood chips should be fine...that they
won't spread DED.

Tom
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From: "Doreen Howard" <gardendiva@charter.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 6:51 PM
Subject: [GWL] 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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