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Hawaiian Volcanic Organic Aged Wood Chips – 5 Months or More

Hawaiian Volcanic Organic Aged Wood Chips – 5 Months or More

The CLEAN Mulch

$68.00 USD /per cubic yard
$68.00 USD /per cubic yard
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Naturally Aged Wood Chips | A Balanced Choice for Gardens, Fruit Trees & Landscaping

Give your garden the benefits of naturally aged wood chips. HVO Aged Wood Chips are allowed to age for at least 5 months, giving the material additional time to darken, soften, and begin breaking down.

Made from clean chipped tree material, including wood, bark, and leaf, these chips provide natural ground coverage while gradually contributing organic material as they continue to decompose.

$68 per cubic yard. The all-purpose middle. Mellower and easier on plants than fresh, and more affordable than fully aged.

Benefits

  • Naturally Aged: Aged for 5 months or more before use.
  • Partially Broken Down: Has had additional time to soften and decompose compared with fresh chips.
  • Helps Retain Moisture: Covers exposed soil and helps reduce moisture loss.
  • Helps Manage Weeds: Creates a protective layer over the soil.
  • Supports Soil Life: Continues breaking down and contributing organic material.
  • Clean Tree Material: No ground-up pallets, added dyes, or treated lumber.

Best uses

  • Vegetable garden beds as surface coverage
  • Fruit trees and orchard rows
  • Garden pathways
  • Landscaping and planting areas
  • Around established shrubs and perennial plants

How to Apply

  1. Remove weeds and unwanted vegetation.
  2. Spread approximately 2–3 inches over garden areas or 3–4 inches around trees and pathways.
  3. Keep chips away from plant crowns and tree trunks.
  4. Water after spreading if the soil is dry.
  5. Refresh the surface layer as the chips continue breaking down.

Application Tip: Use wood chips as a surface layer rather than mixing large quantities directly into soil. Keep the material away from stems and trunks to allow proper airflow.

Delivery and pickup: Delivered across East Hawaii including Hilo, Keaʻau, Puna, HPP, Mountain View, Ocean View, and Glenwood. Farm pickup is available with an $8 loading fee. Call or text 808-425-0474 for a delivery quote.

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Mulch leaches any chemicals into your soil. Pallets are required to be sprayed with toxic chemicals. Landscape trimmings often contain herbicides and pesticides. Natural wood chips build the soil underneath.

 Why Choose HVO Natural Wood Chips? 

Not all ground-cover materials are sourced or processed the same way. HVO Natural Wood Chips are made from chipped tree material, including wood, bark, and leaf.

We focus on clean sourcing and natural material rather than ground-up pallets, treated lumber, or artificially colored products.

  • Natural Wood Chips

    • Natural Tree Material: A combination of wood, bark, and leaf.
    • No Added Dyes: Natural material without artificial coloring.
    • No Ground-Up Pallets: We do not use pallet or scrap wood as our wood chip feedstock.
    • Different Aging Options: Choose fresh, 5-month-aged, or 10–12-month-aged wood chips.
    • Garden and Orchard Applications: Useful for surface coverage, moisture retention, and supporting soil life as the material breaks down.

  • Typical Mulch

    ❌ Not landscape trimmings often laced with chemical, and mixed waste

    ❌ Frequently dyed black, brown, or red to look uniform

    ❌ Pallet and scrap wood can carry treatment chemicals

    ❌ Mixed landscape waste can carry herbicide residue

    ❌ Bark and dyed product mostly sit on top as decoration

    ❌ Dyed color fades over time and can bleed onto walks and hands
NATURAL WOOD CHIPS (OURS) TYPICAL MULCH
Made of Whole tree: wood, bark, and leaf Often ground pallets, scrap wood, mixed landscape waste
Additives None, no dye or coloring Frequently dyed for uniform color
Chemical risk Clean trees only Treatment chemicals from pallets, herbicide residue from waste
In the soil Breaks down into living soil, feeds fungi Mostly decorative, slower soil value
Material diversity Wood, bark, and leaf feed a fuller soil food web Uniform ground wood, less biological value
Best role Building soil for gardens and orchards Decorative ground cover

Clean chips build soil. Suspect Mulch leaches toxins. For anyone growing food, that is the whole difference.

Choose the Right Wood Chips for Your Garden

Feature FRESH AGED 5+ MONTHS AGED 10-12 MONTHS
Aging Freshly chipped 5 months or more Approximately 10–12 months
Appearance Fresh natural wood More weathered and darker Generally darker and more broken down
Decomposition Just beginning Partially broken down More advanced decomposition
Best for Large areas and pathways General garden and orchard use Established beds and fruit trees
Price per cubic yard $58 $68 $78
Not sure which one to choose? Fresh chips are a great value for covering larger areas. Choose 5-month-aged chips for a balanced option, or 10–12-month-aged chips for a more naturally aged material.

Delivered Across East Hawaii

We deliver to Hilo, Keaʻau, Puna, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Mountain View, Ocean View, and Glenwood. Same-day or next-day service in most areas. Farm pickup is available with an $8 loading fee.

Call or text 808-425-0474

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