middle ground firewood tree (growth rate vs burn quality)

[sandspider]

Eucalyptus? Not native, but good burning wood, quick growth (very quick), coppice if you choose the right varieties... They drink a lot of water so would dry out ground, don't know how they cope with sodden ground, but mine seem to thrive in soggy South Wales.

 

Having said that, I've planted a few coppices of euc for firewood production in a paddock - not sure I'd want to plant them in a proper woodland setting, they don't look natural.

[Excels1or]

Someone posted a species a while back in another post, can't remember the name.....one of the quickest growing species, but not native to the UK

[Mark Bolam]

Think that was nitrans.

@Big Jwill remember.

[Big J]

3 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Think that was nitrans.

@Big Jwill remember.

 

Yep, euc. nitens.

[sandspider]

Nitens grows quickly but wouldn't coppice for me

[Ollie_M]

cheers for all the replies guys, am thinking along the lines of some eucalyptus (nitens and gunnii), silver birch and some leyllandii to go in early next year but keep the ideas coming!

[Ollie_M]

22 hours ago, Steven P said:

If it is wet ground I would consider that more than the species perhaps, 100 middle ground trees not thriving or 100 fast growing water loving trees thriving? Wet loving trees - Alder, silver birch as above, and if willow and hazel are going well why not stick to what you know does well?

i like to have a variety of firewood, no real specific reason, also the more diverse i can make the woodland the better but may take some willow cuttings and put around aswell

[Steven P]

Likewise, I prefer to have a few kinds of wood.

[Stere]

Interesting  says here that cricket bat willow  Salix alba 'Caerulea are all female clones from one original tree.

 

Cricket Bat Willow

SUFFOLKLANDSCAPE.ORG.UK

 

 

Oddly doesn't seem to be many nuseries selling cuttings. Wouldn't mind trying some will have to see if any nearby to propergate bits of.

Edited December 12, 2023 by Stere

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, Stere said:

Wouldn't mind trying some will have to see if any nearby to propergate bits of.

Try the cricket bat firms that buy the timber. When I last sold some to Wrights they sent their own feller and he cut them with no sink. They then supplied and planted the replacement setts.