I love the smell of wood chippers in the morning.
It's that time of year again: Mulchfest across the city, when old Christmas trees get recycled into mulch for our parks. This year, I stayed in Tompkins Square Park, but there are numerous tree drop-off locations throughout the five boroughs.
The parks crew arrived early in the morning and wasted no time getting the chipping started.
We had a pretty good sized tree pile this year. Below is some video of workers tossing trees into the chipper.
I circled around the pile to get another view.
Video from this angle:
A small crowd began gathering to watch the spectacle and, I'm sure, to enjoy the aroma of freshly chipped evergreens.
Bonus action video:
We can look forward to the wood chippings perfuming our park for a few weeks. The fresh mulch is in a pile next to the Krishna Tree and everyone is welcome to take some home. Get it before the dogs pee on it!
See my Mulchfest archive here.
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