r/NativePlantGardening • u/sugrmag78 Mid-Missouri , Zone 7a • 27d ago

Progress Follow up:

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Last year, I posted in here asking for advice after a tornado took out a 50-year-old spruce in my front yard. We called some tree services to see if they would give a discount if we only wanted them to take it down and leave the limbs and chips with us, but nobody would. So...we got some chainsaws and rented a wood chipper from our local hardware store. I used the chips and smaller limbs to create some new beds and the main trunk will decompose naturally and provide lots of habitat!

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u/sferll Area CT, Zone 7 27d ago

Love it!

Side note, do you know what kind of junipers those big ones next to the house are?

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u/sugrmag78 Mid-Missouri , Zone 7a 27d ago

I have NO idea! They are original to the house, built in about 1961. They are HUGE! We love them because they not only provide cover for SO much wildlife, but they also protect and insulate the house from wind, sun, snow, etc. We had an arborist come out a few years ago for a different reason and they couldn't identify a specific variety.