Paulownia

[sandspider]

5 minutes ago, Suffolk Dave said:

New carbon-cutting hybrid trees to be planted at Euston Estate and at three Norfolk sites

WWW.SUFFOLKNEWS.CO.UK

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'It’s a win-win for the climate and for farmers.'

Here's a link I found

Interesting, thanks. Good to see they've got sterile versions as Paulownia has become a problem in the US.

That article also says the timber is fire resistant! Which is what I'd read too. Used for fire safes in Japan...

[sandspider]

3 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I suspect it’ll be rubbish firewood, waste of time.

 

Euc is good but several days of sub zero temps will kill it.

 

Sweet chestnut, hornbeam or acacia is your best bet.

 

My eucs have survived several harsh winters, including -10c for several days. Having said that, frost did kill off some immature ones.

I've got sweet chestnut and hornbeam too, and a few robinia pseudoacacias - though the latter aren't very cold hardy, at least when young.

Always looking for other interesting trees to plant. Only some to be burnt, and they'll regrow as coppice with luck.

[AHPP]

39 minutes ago, sandspider said:

My eucs have survived several harsh winters, including -10c for several days. Having said that, frost did kill off some immature ones.

I've got sweet chestnut and hornbeam too, and a few robinia pseudoacacias - though the latter aren't very cold hardy, at least when young.

Always looking for other interesting trees to plant. Only some to be burnt, and they'll regrow as coppice with luck.

What species of euc have you got?

[Stere]

Euc frost resistance varies widely between species i think.

 

 

Alder is another coppice possibily 

 

 

Osage orange would be a interesting one to grow and wood is suppose to be  useful

 

 

 

Maclura pomifera - Wikipedia

EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sandspider]

13 minutes ago, AHPP said:

What species of euc have you got?

Euc neglecta and E nitens. These seemed to be the best compromise in terms of growth speed, cold tolerance and coppicing ability. Though they don't seem to have coppiced that well so far, maybe my fault.

[sandspider]

11 minutes ago, Stere said:

Euc frost resistance varies widely between species i think.

 

 

Alder is another coppice possibily 

 

 

Osage orange would be a interesting one to grow and wood is suppose to be  useful

 

 

 

Maclura pomifera - Wikipedia

EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have alder and it coppices well. Grows well in damp patches, but nothing compared to eucalyptus.

Will look into the other one, thanks.

[scbk]

1 hour ago, sandspider said:

That article also says the timber is fire resistant! Which is what I'd read too. Used for fire safes in Japan...

You could sell it at a premium as the ultimate long burning firewood 

[AHPP]

20 minutes ago, sandspider said:

Euc neglecta and E nitens. These seemed to be the best compromise in terms of growth speed, cold tolerance and coppicing ability. Though they don't seem to have coppiced that well so far, maybe my fault.

 

Was the idea neglecta as an understorey and nitens as standards?

[sandspider]

No, I planted neglecta under a power line as they were supposed to grow less tall, and nitens where there was more space. Or possibly the other way round, can't remember now. Just a few of each. 

[AHPP]

Bang up a few pictures if you wouldn't mind please.