"Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
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> wrote:
>> I have probably at least a ton of apple tree prunings. Everything from
>> twigs to several whole trees that we culled. Some are from this spring
>> and others from past years, probably as long ago as four years. This
>> year's wood is still green of course but, the three and four year old
>> stuff is plenty dry.
>> I also have at least a two lifetime supply of mulberry which I've had
>> good luck with just using chunks of heartwood.
>> Bark on or off? I've seen reports of both ways but, is there any
>> consensus by the experts?
>
> If the bark is tight to the log, I leave it on. If it is loose, I remove
> it due to funky stuff, like dirt and insects and fungi, which get trapped.
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What Dave said.
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ivan