Whether you have 1/4 an acre or 100 acres, land maintenance is a necessity. From pruning limbs to gathering fallen branches, debris adds up and there is only so much you can stuff in a trash can.

Alternatives to mulching

Burn Piles

Only certain cities allow burn piles

Request online permit

Check daily

Very restricted days allowed

Specific pile size`

Location (away from everything)

Only five piles a day

Very stressful

Chipping

Wood size, location of wood, scheduling, equipment not nimble

Landfill

truck, expensive, adds to landfill mass

Do nothing

Fire, useable land, unsightly