| That sounds a lot like how one removes a stump also. I have
never tried it but have heard that is works great for stump removal provided you have enough oxygen (drill holes in the stump) to make it work.
Given that you have branches and open spaces in the pile. I bet it would work very well and along the same principle. The key is to get that oil to breakdown and become less harmful and without its ability to latch on to out skins protein. It must be happening in nature everyday.
I'll think about this some more. | 
