Eco-plugs for chemical felling

[Richard 1234]

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. There is lots to think about and consider before we proceed. Might post an update in the future.
 
Would like to draw a line under this now though as it looks as though we might go off topic if we aren't careful.
 
I get the sense that there are a few questions about what I proposed in the topic but these are for another time. But to help allay some concerns, I am talking about perhaps half a dozen trees spread out in a woodland of approximately 100 ha.
 
Cheers

Killing 6 trees out of 100ha is hardly going to make much difference to the canopy is it?

[Gary Prentice]

10 hours ago, Offmeister said:

 Might post an update in the future.

 

Please do document this, particularly if you attempt the blow lamp/heat suggestion.

[benedmonds]

The trees are going to be in out of the way places so being un-slightly  shouldn't be an issue, it you don't do straight lines it would be less noticeable.. Have you considered ring barking limbs rather then the whole trees, you could create a more varied potentially longer lasting DW habitat..

 

I like the blow torch idea but think you would be surprised how versatile trees are and it would only take a bit of intact cambium layer for the tree to survive the treatment.    

 

This will delight some.. £175 to kill a tree?

https://www.gov.uk/countryside-stewardship-grants/creation-of-dead-wood-habitat-on-trees-te13

 

What happened to coronet cutting, it was a hot topic on hear a few years back.. Are folk still doing it, I haven't seen any done for ages..? 

Edited March 16, 2018 by benedmonds

[Alinicoll]

The idea of using a blow torch is interesting. I will certainly investigate that technique.

 

Re: Coronets; We use them sometimes to make larger stubs look a bit more natural. It's debatable if the coronet cut itself provides much in the way of habitat as was their original intention but they do have their place.

 

I find it quite hard to make very large coronets look anything approaching natural

 

The stubs themselves we use either to encourage epicormic in some cases or aerial deadwood habitat in others.

[Gary Prentice]

I can see Arbtalk being blamed for raging forest fires this year

[Alinicoll]

It is an effective way of creating standing dead on mass.