firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
I just pile up the brush . . . figure it will make a good home for the rabbits . . . and will eventually break down and help fertilize the trees I've left behind.
stejus said:I pile mine where ever I drop the tree. The next spring or fall I drag them to the garden and burn them down to ash.
btuser said:I'm working on 2014-2015 wood supply (if it stays mild like this!) and have a lot of brush from branches 2" and below for which I just don't see a future. I've been dragging them into the woods and piling them up but I think this is contributing to the chipmunk/mouse problem, which brings in the coyotes and fisher cats. The little cat-dogs wouldn't know what hit them. I'm also weary of large piles of combustible material within sparking distance.
I'm trying to limit any action that doesn't contribute to the total btus in the wood pile and would be content to let the material decompose on its own but the piles are starting to build up.
Is a 10hp chipper like Troy Built that's rated for 3" worth the trouble for brush under 2"? Next size up?
I go through a pair of loppers yearly. Is there anything out there that can hold up to 2" oak branches?