Sycamores-weeds?

[Frax]

:wave: Thought this may be of interest...

 

http://www.save-sid.co.uk

[bill]

its muder..

[18 stoner]

:wave: Thought this may be of interest...

 

http://www.save-sid.co.uk

 

Some people are sure passionate about trees!

[18 stoner]

I dont mind greenfly, they dont taste too bad, its the little black ones that taste bad.

 

You guys dont get fed at home then?:wave:

 

Guess i dont need extra nutrition, thats why i prefer Maple climbing-at least you dont get the flys!

[Deb]

We had the forestry commission come round last year and recommend we fell and stump treat all the Sycamore growing in our woods.

 

Personnaly I don't like them, they always seem to get attacked by squirrels and end up looking really cr*p. But we have got some nice mature ones on site whose bark is really attractive.

 

As I've just started having a go at wood turning, having lots of Syc on site is great, and I do love cutting them down!

 

As to the one in the guys garden, they say 'the right tree for the right situation', if it's wrong for there then take it out and plant something more suitable.

[Bundle 2]

They support near to no wildlife!

 

I work on a site with 85-100 acres of woodland ( c 1790) Alot of this has degenerated into sycamore...but to say it supports no wildlife is misleading.Wildlife is represented here with some significant presence. OK, you can argue the weed status..it will eventually over run the mature beech and oak to name a few, dramatically changing the makeup of the site. I am not a great fan of these trees. I f you read my previous post, I can see their value in some cases. The woodland supports great numbers of wildlife IN CONJUNCTION with other species. In fact squirrel damage for example is almost entirely restricted to the syckkies...Works for the moment!!!!

[Rentachimp]

I wouldn't have any in my garden, but they're not evil trees. Far too good at self seeding, though, and the biodiversity is pretty pathetic if you look at the figures.

 

Firewood isn't a waste of timber

[Log-ologist]

We had the forestry commission come round last year and recommend we fell and stump treat all the Sycamore growing in our woods.

 

 

 

Thats what the National Trust have done near here.

[Bundle 2]

Some of the sh*t I ended up climbing on the railways was evil ...so damn compromised in the stem you'd wonder what you doin' up there..oftentimes I would anchor in a neighbouring tree for obvious reasons...It didnt take me long to learn that and amen to that brother!! Encouraging market for the timber is helpful.

[skyhuck]

Is this one a weed?