[corndolly]

We are about to remove some very big Leylandi trees,can anyone advise on whether the branches, which will be put through a chipper machine,can be used for paths etc (over membrane ).Would they need to be treated.Should we only use the wood and discard the greenery.

[DD.]

Don't take this a gospel - as I've never done it! But if I were doing it without asking someone first, my instinct says, discard the greenery & use the chippings untreated.

[richyrich7]

Go for it, we have tons literally dumped by the council most of it seems mixed green and chippings, With it being Leylandi I don't think it will matter to much if you remove the green.

[new_2_veg]

i run ours through a shredder and i have built a mulch bin, i put it in there and treat it as compost and after about 6 months its great as a top dressing mulch and chops the weeds a treat, never done me any harm round the garden


nathan

[corndolly]

Many Thanks !  I'll try composting some .I've read if it is mixed with grass cuttings ,it makes good stuff.

[new_2_veg]

i thought someone said somewhere its no good for compost, was it something to do with tar that comes out of it?

thats why i use mine as a top dressing and on paths


nathan

[corndolly]

It appears that given time green and brown stuff ,removed from leylandii, put through the mincer will compost down and become a valuable soil  improver .especially if mixed with grass cuttings and turned regularly.
http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk/around_the_home/compost-garden-waste

[new_2_veg]

thats handy to know, i was only going on what i was told


nathan