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Hi we have a large pine tree (lodge pole? It has needles of three) that drops a huge amount of needles. I am thinking to either burn them during burni...
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Pine needles piled at the base of at tree #887109
Asked October 03, 2024, 7:05 PM EDT
Hi we have a large pine tree (lodge pole? It has needles of three) that drops a huge amount of needles. I am thinking to either burn them during burning season, or piling them around the base of that pine tree and others that we have. I have mixed things about that. That it is good because it retains moisture and serves as mulch and bad that it may acidify the soil. Do you have a recommendation?
Thank you
Dan Phillips
Lane County Oregon
Expert Response
Used as a mulch it will do minimal acidification. In a forest, no one picks them up.