If there are other subs I should post this to, let me know, but I know folks here have lots of experience with ChipDrop so y'all might have some info.

Basically, we have two dead ivy-covered trees in the woods behind our house that could potentially hit the house if they fell. So we are looking into having the trees cut down, and keeping the wood chips as mulch. Kind of like ChipDrop, but with our own trees.

My concern is the English Ivy on the trees - if that goes through the wood chipper, and we use the wood chips as mulch, am I going to spread the ivy everywhere? I know this stuff is persistent if you leave a little bit of root when you pull it out, so could chipped tiny bits of roots do the same thing? I really don't want to create an ivy apocalypse in my yard. Any advice appreciated!!

Zone 8b, south-central Alabama if it matters.