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["William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>]

>     I throw almost nothing away unless it is too big to fit into my 
> chipper/shredder and it can't be burned in my maple syrup evaporator.  The 
> chips from thousands of raspberry canes get used for mulch under fruit trees. 
>  The fruit tree prunings get ground up for folks who use it in their 
> smokehouses.


Thanks, Jim. I hate to throw anything away, especially when I 
desperately need mulch around here. So it's good to know I can chip 
these things without causing a huge disease outbreak.

I can't say too much about how useful this list has been, and continues 
to be, for a newbie like me!

Bill
Lincoln, NE (zone 5)


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