This past weekend I mentioned that we were working on cutting down some dead trees. The trees came down without a hitch and then the real work began. We chipped and cut our way through the limbs and logs. After a quick count of the rings on one of the trees we discovered that it was around 50 years old. It could have lived longer had some ailment not befallen the poor tree. All that remains of the trees now are a few stumps in the yard that will gradually decay, …
…a few woodchips, and …
…firewood!
Hauling the logs was difficult work. Some of them were very heavy while the more rotten wood was much lighter. The chipper that made the wood chips was relatively easy to use and made toothpicks of the branches very quickly. This post is more than just a show and tell of logs and their lives. Some of these elements were reused for other purposes in the landscape. Can you guess what elements were used and for what? You have until I post again tomorrow to guess!
It looks as if you have some hollow pieces. Are you going to make bird houses or feeders? Or, will you plant something in a couple as an ephemeral pot?
I hope you used the chipped wood for mulch or in a compost somewhere. And logs for firewood of course. A big bonfire at the wedding?
Compost for chipped wood!
If so… Make sure there are no bugs in them. Our neighbors used mulch from trees that GA Power Company took down. The past week we have been seeing the Pest Control people at their house with wood off the exterior of the house! I bet they have termites from the mulch….
Ops, I meant mulch not compost…
Dave – I can’t keep up with you .. you’re always so busy 🙂
Mulch, soil enrichment, possible edger from limbs, possible bird home from limbs that are hollow. And of course fire wood. I see many uses for downed trees. Lest their life span was not in vain. Hate to see any tree lost.
There’s some good guesses! The firewood was an easy one. I can tell you that there is one thing I did that hasn’t been guessed yet. 😉
Use some logs for growing mushrooms would be a fun thing to try.
Firewood, mulch, and stumps for seats or bases for flower pots? Great post Dave!
How about some type of log fencing or border for a planter….
Those were all some very good ideas! The post that has what we did with the logs will go up tomorrow at 8:00 AM. Stop back and see if you were right!