Holiday Special: What To Do With That Old Christmas Tree?

Now that the holidays are behind us, there is one thing left to take care of: the Christmas Tree.  Since the last several shows have been about yields I wanted...

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Now that the holidays are behind us, there is one thing left to take care of: the Christmas Tree.  Since the last several shows have been about yields I wanted to take a few minutes and look at how we can reuse our tree.  I look at:

• Chipping it to use as mulch
• Branches as ground cover
• Outdoor fire
• Decorations and crafts
• Bird habitat and feeder
• Fish Habitat
• Hugelkultur
• Stakes
• Recycle it

If you are not familiar with Hugelkultur, here are links for more information:

Hugelkultur
Is This Permaculture?
Hugelkultur Compared

The whittling books by Chris Lubkemann are:
Whittling Twigs & Branches
The Little Book of Whittling