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I have a lot of fallen trees on my property. Obviously I salvage what I can for firewood, but most of it is half rotten and not suitable for either firewood nor building.

I clean it up into piles in the fall and spring and burn it in the winter. And I made a hugelkultur mound that used some of it. But there's sooo much, and I'd rather do something better than just burn it.

Any ideas?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, if you like the aesthetic of dead rotting wood you could epoxy it and make whatever you want really. But honestly as far as practical value goes charcoal is probably about it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Charcoal is actually a great idea, but I don't have any use for it.