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- From: "Doreen Howard" <gardendiva@charter.net>
- To: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>, "gardenwriters-on-gardening" <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [gwl-g] Dutch Elm Disease Question
- Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:51:46 -0600
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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- [gwl-g] Dutch Elm Disease Question, Doreen Howard, 11/25/2008
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