brush piles
Heaped woody debris
Brush piles are heaps of branches, twigs, and woody debris, typically gathered after clearing land or pruning trees.
In yards, they're often burned or hauled away.
In wildlife management, brush piles are deliberately constructed to provide shelter for small animals: We left brush piles along the fence line for rabbits and songbirds.
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- branchesLimbs of trees
- twigsThin woody shoots
- dead woodDried fallen branches
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
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