Small Woodland Management

[Saw-sick Steve]

I did a calculation a few years ago and worked out a minimum of 5 acres to be self- sufficient. So I planted 6 !

[cousin jack]

I did a calculation a few years ago and worked out a minimum of 5 acres to be self- sufficient. So I planted 6 !

 

Nice of you to plant an extra acre for the Camborne boys when they run short

[Saw-sick Steve]

Nice of you to plant an extra acre for the Camborne boys when they run short

Back in yer box, CJ !

Don't need to plant any for the squareheads. The colloquial term down 'druth for a group of Cambern' boys is a 'thicket' - so theres yer extra acre!!!

:lol:

[hammers2332]

Thanks for all the posts. Think i will get Ben Laws book and take it from there. From what you guys say looks like i will have to find other sources of wood to keep the burner ticking over.

[slack ma girdle]

You want to cut the trees om rotation, so that you will always have timber to cut. 10 year rotation fell one tree in ten, 15 year rotation one tree in 15 etc. However extraction is more difficult, and care needs to be taken that the remaining trees are not damaged, but the canopy remains closed therefore there should little or no windthrow. To get around this fell coops or blocks. again split into areas to maintain the rotation, this also makes it easier to fell the trees are you have a large space to fell into. Down sides is that the edge trees are prown to wind throw, and if there are large numbers of deer in your area there will be no regrowth. However you can use the brash to create a dead hedge around the outside of the coupe (needs to be over 6' high).

Getting the timber out will be your main problem. Dumper truck is probabley the cheapest method, but a tractor will be of more use.

Get stuck in and enjoy, no matter you do to the wood it will recover !!

And if you have not used a chainsaw much get some training it will save you time, money and limbs in the long run

Happy chopping