Our Wood Chipping & Sales service means the branches from your tree job don’t have to go to waste, and for most Hobart gardens, keeping the resulting mulch is genuinely worth it. Fresh arborist chip suppresses weeds, retains soil moisture, and feeds organic matter back into the soil, at no extra cost since it’s already on site.
What Our Wood Chipping & Sales Service Offers
We chip on site and either leave a useful amount of mulch for your garden or take the surplus away and sell it on, so you’re never stuck with more green waste than your property can use.
Should You Keep the Mulch? The Real Benefits
- Reduces watering needs by slowing evaporation through Hobart’s dry summer stretches
- Suppresses weed germination by blocking light at the soil surface
- Breaks down over 12-24 months, adding organic matter and supporting soil biology
- Buffers soil temperature around root zones through winter frost and summer heat
When Should You Have the Chip Removed Instead?
If the tree came down due to disease, certain fungal pathogens or borer infestation, chip can potentially spread the problem, so we recommend removal in that case. A small number of species, like black walnut and camphor laurel, also produce compounds that can suppress growth in other plants.
How to Use Fresh Chip in the Garden
Spread 5-10cm deep, kept clear of trunk bases, and let it settle a few weeks before planting directly into it. For vegetable beds, well-composted chip is the safer choice over very fresh material.
Does Chipping Lower the Job Cost?
Chipping on site is more efficient than hauling whole branches away by truck, and that efficiency often shows up in the overall quote for larger removals and reductions.
Put Your Tree Waste to Work
Ask about keeping the mulch on your next job, it’s a genuine garden asset, not just green waste.
It’s also worth checking with us about chip suitability specifically around young or newly planted trees, since a thick layer piled too close to a small root system can affect establishment more than it would an already mature tree.
If you’re planning a larger landscaping project, it’s worth timing tree work to coincide with garden bed preparation, so the resulting chip can go straight to use rather than sitting in a pile waiting for the rest of the project to catch up.
Composting fresh chip separately for a season before using it as top dressing on vegetable beds is a simple way to get the moisture and weed-suppression benefits without the nitrogen drawback that concerns some gardeners.
If you’re planning a larger landscaping project on the same property, it’s worth timing tree work to coincide with garden bed preparation, so the resulting chip can go straight to productive use rather than sitting in a pile waiting for the rest of the project to catch up.
It’s also worth checking with us about chip suitability specifically around young or newly planted trees, since a thick layer piled too close to a small root system can affect establishment more than it would an already mature tree nearby.
Call 0407 128 633 any time for emergency response, or visit irwinclementstreeservice.com.au.