Natural wood chip mulch

Are there any tree species that are not recommended as chipped mulch for fruit trees? Our local DOT cleared and chipped the RW near us joining our property and there a lots of free chips available.

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I believe you want to stay away from black walnut

So far as I’m concerned, if you have the place to dump, I’d take the free chips in a heartbeat, no questions asked!

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You can use any wood chips to mulch your trees black walnut included.
I have used just about every species.

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Agreeing with ribs. We get loads and loads dumped on our property each year. I have never had a negative issue with them. It has only helped having them on hand.

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Had tons of them dumped here from power line cutting. I agree with the others, but would like to give a heads up. Free was great, but they also came with a massive amount of seeds that wanted to sprout first chance they got. Even so I wouldn’t say no to more.

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