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I made a brush pile at Wheaton labs!
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Brush pile from predominantly old Christmas trees.
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Empty meadow space for brush pile
Empty meadow space for brush pile
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Ghosts of Christmas Past being piled on
Ghosts of Christmas Past being piled on
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Completed brush pile/snake party zone
Completed brush pile/snake party zone
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I built a brush pile between my compost bin and back garden fence over a year ago. I have dug through my old photos for this one and added a picture from today. I have witnessed a ground hog emerging from the stack.
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The start of a pile of twigs and branches
The start of a pile of twigs and branches
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Pile getting bigger
Pile getting bigger
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Compost bin made from the right kind of pallets with branches and twigs stuffed between it and the fence
Compost bin made from the right kind of pallets with branches and twigs stuffed between it and the fence
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One year on - still dry, very little break down and a good home for critters
One year on - still dry, a little break down and a good home for critters

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Alas it’s only four feet high and six feet deep.

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Bird habitat! I’ve always tossed Christmas trees out at the perimeter of my yard for this purpose, but now that I’m on land, a bigger pile is called for.
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I’ve decided on this especially weedy patch at the edge of our blackberry bramble for the brush pile.
I’ve decided on this especially weedy patch at the edge of our blackberry bramble for the brush pile.
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I collected five carts like this from around the nearby woods-edges and concentrated them here.
I collected five carts like this from around the nearby woods-edges and concentrated them here.
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Here it is almost done for the day.
Here it is almost done for the day.
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This is from roughly the same spot as the before picture. It’s about five feet tall by eight feet wide by three to seven feet deep.
This is from roughly the same spot as the before picture. It’s about five feet tall by eight feet wide by three to seven feet deep.
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I’m not sure if it was a little short when I finished last night or if it sank over night, but when I got the tape measure out, I thought it wasn’t obviously tall enough (though it’s a little unclear where to measure from). So I added another load of brush and a bunch of the maple tree that I just finished cutting down this morning.
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Arguably too short.
Arguably too short.
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Taller. (The upper bits are over my head at 5’10” but I wouldn’t measure from little branches that stuck way out of the mass.) does this look right?
Taller. (The upper bits are over my head at 5’10” but I wouldn’t measure from little branches that stuck way out of the mass.) does this look right?
 
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- post a picture of a location without a brush pile
- post a picture of the  brush pile under construction
- post a picture of the completed brush pile at that same spot that is obviously at least five feet tall and five feet wide
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after (dog for scale)
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I did some cleanup from the snow storm we had. A bunch of huge branches had broken off, I limbed those and got everything piled up.
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The spot before the pile
The spot before the pile
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Large limbs heading to the pile
Large limbs heading to the pile
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Pile under construction
Pile under construction
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Getting bigger
Getting bigger
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For reference, I am 6 foot.
For reference, I am 6 foot.
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The pile is done
The pile is done
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New brush pile near the garden 💙 7feet tall and 8-10feet wide. Between the garden and the berries. Place a stud and a bike near it for dimension reference. Made from Picea glauca picked on the property.
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Before
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During construction
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After and dimension reference
After and dimension reference
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View on the garden
View on the garden

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We felled a good number of trees this year and cut back the Rose of Sharon bushes too, so there is a lot of wood and brush around this Fall.  It is so beautiful this morning so I decided to work outside.
My hands smell like cedar and pin right now
I wasn't sure which way I could measure the height, so I did it a couple of different ways.
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My chosen brush pile spot
My chosen brush pile spot
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Drag the wood, lift the wood, pile the wood
Drag the wood, lift the wood, pile the wood
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Almost done, Buddy is trying to help grab my sticks.
Almost done, Buddy is trying to help grab my sticks.
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I am going to shove this stick into the middle, it is a little over five feet long.
I am going to shove this stick into the middle, it is a little over five feet long.
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The orange flag is over five feet from the ground, almost there
The orange flag is over five feet from the ground, almost there
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Measuring tape
Measuring tape
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Over seven feet along the side
Over seven feet along the side
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I am around 5'8" and the pile was almost as tall as me
I am around 5'8" and the pile was almost as tall as me
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All done!
All done!

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