What are the benefits of using wood chips?

• Saves labor – no weeding, less time watering

• Saves water – far less watering is needed and there is more water absorption

• Safer – no need for chemical weed killers or herbicides

• Stimulates growth – mulched trees grow faster than unmulched trees

• Makes trees more resistant to disease and insects

• Keeps soil and roots from overheating in hot summers

• Eliminates injury to trunk from mower collisions

• Reduces soil compaction on roots

• Nourishes the soil by adding nutrients as it decomposes

• Eliminates the need for tilling and resultant root injury

• Increase in earthworm population resulting in better aeration

• Reduces bruising of fallen fruit under fruit trees
(As listed by the Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources)

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