wood chipping

Grinding branches down

Wood chipping is the process of feeding branches, limbs, and other woody material through a machine that reduces them to small fragments.

Tree services use chippers to dispose of pruning waste; the resulting chips serve as mulch or fuel.

The term also describes a method of killing trees by cutting and poisoning them, used in land clearing and invasive species control.

Related

brush pile · debris · grinding · compost · bark · limbs · green waste · yard waste · woodchipper · splinters · pulp · tree · tree service · pruning · chainsaw · hopper · noise · ear protection

Categories
Opposites
wood processing method

wood chippingsawmilling

Processing logs into planks

planing · timber harvesting · woodworking · carpentry · veneering

material fate/outcome

wood chippingtree preservation

Protecting standing woody plants

forest conservation · tree planting · reforestation · woodland preservation · afforestation

material fate

wood chippingseasoning

Substance improving food taste

Family

wood, chip, chipping, woods, wooded, wooden, woodsy, woodland, woodwork

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G