You know, when I saw the title to this thread, I was almost afraid to open it. Crazed panda indeed! Now if you'd been striping bamboo I could believe it.

Val

I was wondering if I should compost my Christmas tree. Any suggestions ???

If you can chip/shred the tree, it will compost faster. It would take a long time to decompose if you put it in whole.

We zone6 pandas have adapted to non-bamboo foliage. :P

I'm going to use my pine pile as mulch, since I don't have a shredder.

AJPA--My remark on the shredder was aimed more at the whole tree than the needles and smaller branches you pulled off. Those won't take as long as the trunk.

But now I have a nice pile of pine for my future blueberry bed!

Conifer needles can make a great mulch or a welcome, if slow-acting, addition to the compost, but assumptions that they will significantly acidify soil are incorrect. See the recent thread on shredding pine needles.....

Here is a link that might be useful: shredding pine needles, mulching

I do compost my christmas tree, well most of it. The branches go in the pile, the trunk is usually burned in the fire pit.

Hey Joe! Heard you were feeling puny. Hope all is better now. Don't you just love the smell of burning christmas tree....mmmm.

Val

I am improving, though I still have a ways to go to get back to "all better". Thanks for asking. I also love the smell of my compost pile when its filled with shredded pine... yummy!