I recently had to give my Elderberry a serious haircut! It has died back over 90% over the last 2 years. I have a ton of branches now! Can I put them in a hugel or will the cyanogenic glycosides be a concern?
Here is the carnage. The stubble in the centre is what is left of the bush. As you can see, there is several large piles of potential carbon!
“If we are honest, we can still love what we are, we can find all the good there is to find, and we may find ways to enhance that good, and to find a new kind of living world which is appropriate for our time.” ― Christopher Alexander
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