Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle … tree branches?

By: Fellina

Fellina — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:44:31 +0000

We had a massive snow storm here in Oregon a few weeks ago, that took down one of the trees in my backyard. I cut the trunk into 12 inch stumps, and used them as the ‘corner stones’ for my raised veggie garden.

By: CAROLYN

CAROLYN — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:18:03 +0000

I THINK THAT IS A GOOD THING TO RECYCLING TREES. THAT CAN SAVE TREE AND PEOLPE SHOULD USE LIL MONEY.

By: twinks

twinks — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:27:50 +0000

Oh boy …. I love this. New art for my lawn!

By: NJTomboy

NJTomboy — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:03:34 +0000

Bejeweled branches:
http://img.hgtv.com/HGTV/2006/04/14/hdec5-101S_seg3_JeweledBranch_e.jpg

Old costume jewelry is glued onto a tree branch to make some spring bling artwork for the credenza.

By: Elouise

Elouise — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:31:11 +0000

My local zoo requests garden trimmings, including quite robust bits, for their animals to eat. Think about how much giraffes and elephants need to munch through in a day! Not sure if they can really eat branches, as such, but perhaps it’s worth enquiring at your local zoo.

By: John

John — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:54:03 +0000

You could give a shot at making furniture. I plan to make a chair out of some white birch branches. Just search for “rustic furniture” and you can find some ideas.

By: Kaz

Kaz — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:33:11 +0000

Our local council demands £15 up front and a 3 week wait before picking up “extras”; yours might be rather saner.

Ask around – you may have a friend of a friend who’s into woodwork; a local school might find use for it; does anyone you know have a wood burning stove?; is it too early to contact local pubs, community centres, etc., about donating wood for a bonfire?; do any of your local pubs have real wood fires?

By: John

John — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:30:12 +0000

Talk to your local art gallery, they might know of a wood sculptor in the area who might want to carve something from your tree branches.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:13:50 +0000

Try constructing a hedge hog house, a couple of the logs screwed to gether to make sides and a few straddled across the top for a roof with dried leaves inside for bedding, left under a hedge and forgoten about, and the hogs will soon move in, dosn’t have to be too large

By: suz

suz — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:44:16 +0000

You could spray paint them with silver paint and string fairy lights on them to to use as light/decoration.

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:07:33 +0000

I have seen some great cat trees made from sturdy branches. If the branch has other branches on it, you can put platforms for the kitties to sit on. Wrap some jute or carpet around the bottom to scratch on and put a sturdy base on the whole thing.

By: Karlie

Karlie — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:10:30 +0000

You can pile them up and let the wild life live inside the newly formed brush pile.

By: john b

john b — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:52:04 +0000

I built rustic fences on my allotment with tree branches I cut down.

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:52:45 +0000

You could make some candle holders by drilling votive sized holes along the branch. Another good thing and more practical is to purchase or find some mushroom spawn and inoculate some logs. here is a link:
http://www.fungi.com/cultures/cultures.html

By: Katz

Katz — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:32:23 +0000

you can give them away for firewood on freecycle.org
People will come with their own instruments, cut it up and take it away.
Btw – leaves from the trees take long time to decompose – they don’t advise you to stick them in your normal compost bin. Instead- you can call your local council and ask them about recycling green waste. You can check it out on your council’s website as well.
In my area – they come and pick up garden waste free of charge, by appointment.