Apple tree branches

Some guys are cutting down a bit apple tree in our car park at the moment so I just went out and asked them if they would cut me some smaller bits for the buns! They were very kind and did so but I just wondered, do I need to let the branches dry for a bit before I give them to the buns?

ooo, i have no answer for you as i was wondering the same thing!!! but im sure someone can answer!!!

No they should be fine as they are.

I just give mine them as they are, went out and chopped a branch of at about 2am this morning Ill put a pic up with my other ones I done last night. Our twink likes the bark better than the actual leaves, but the others just like the leaves xx

aww he seems well happy with that mahusive branch!!!

he done the as I brought it through lol x

We give Daisy pear branches straight from the tree, I make sure there is none of that horrid greeny moss on their first and then off he goes!

realy, ooo I didnt think of that. Ill remember next time x

Just whack it in for them! Mine loved apple branches.

I always give them to mine straight off the tree, If Im making a dried mix I dry the leaves, but very often I just throw it in as it is!

This may sound stupid but how do you dry leaves and stuff?!

If you have an airing cupboard, you can lay them out on a tray lined with newspaper and just leave them. Alternatively, you can pop them onto a baking tray and put them into a really really low oven for a few hours.

http://www.gardenherbs.org/preserving_herbs.htm