Planting options post PR.

[5thelement]

23 minutes ago, Whoppa Choppa said:

 

And thinking about it, how did the FC plant health bloke miss this?! 

Because he doesn’t know his arse from his elbow. 😂
What is it you want from the woodland, is it long term reward for your kids or habitat/wildlife creation etc? 

Site specifics like soil type, temperatures (high and low)and exposure to winds etc will all be a factor in planting choice. 

I have planted all kinds of small experimental blocks over the years, looking into the future proofing of forestry, with some very surprising results from the less obvious species. 

 

 

[AHPP]

6 minutes ago, 5thelement said:

I have planted all kinds of small experimental blocks over the years, looking into the future proofing of forestry, with some very surprising results from the less obvious species. 

 

Oooh. Tell stories. Sounds very interesting.

[Stere]

Are thoose 200 6ft tall SC stumps still there and sprouting?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[5thelement]

13 hours ago, AHPP said:

 

Oooh. Tell stories. Sounds very interesting.

Most species were planted at standard Forestry spec.

Species included various Eucalyptus, monkey puzzle, Chilean plum yew, Vietnamese golden cypress, celery top pine, Leylandii and Atlas Cedar to name just a few.
 

The Eucalyptus have romped off at an alarming rate, the Leylandii are doing great, there is a mature stand close by that withstood the 87’ storm, this has been high brashed and is simply stunning timber, the Atlas Cedar really is magnificent though, the seeds where collected from a stand in a deep ravine in Turkey, it will tolerate up to -20C in the UK, produces a top quality timber, a great nurse crop option if the FC can see further than their own noses, just need to fence it off from deer. 

[Whoppa Choppa]

14 hours ago, 5thelement said:

Because he doesn’t know his arse from his elbow. 😂
What is it you want from the woodland, is it long term reward for your kids or habitat/wildlife creation etc? 

Site specifics like soil type, temperatures (high and low)and exposure to winds etc will all be a factor in planting choice. 

I have planted all kinds of small experimental blocks over the years, looking into the future proofing of forestry, with some very surprising results from the less obvious species. 

 

 

I will get back to this when I've got 5

[AHPP]

1 hour ago, 5thelement said:

Most species were planted at standard Forestry spec.

Species included various Eucalyptus, monkey puzzle, Chilean plum yew, Vietnamese golden cypress, celery top pine, Leylandii and Atlas Cedar to name just a few.
 

The Eucalyptus have romped off at an alarming rate, the Leylandii are doing great, there is a mature stand close by that withstood the 87’ storm, this has been high brashed and is simply stunning timber, the Atlas Cedar really is magnificent though, the seeds where collected from a stand in a deep ravine in Turkey, it will tolerate up to -20C in the UK, produces a top quality timber, a great nurse crop option if the FC can see further than their own noses, just need to fence it off from deer. 

 

Are these all in the UK? Private or government? I’ve visited the eucs at Thetford and Blackaburn and am aware of the leylandii in Northamptonshire. The cedar does indeed sound lovely. Where are they?

[peds]

1 hour ago, 5thelement said:

 Chilean plum yew,

 

Off to Google I go! I hope it's called that because the berries are as big as plums...

[Mick Dempsey]

I can feel down there in my plums

[5thelement]

1 hour ago, AHPP said:

 

Are these all in the UK? Private or government? I’ve visited the eucs at Thetford and Blackaburn and am aware of the leylandii in Northamptonshire. The cedar does indeed sound lovely. Where are they?

FC site in Kent. 

[peds]

57 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I can feel down there in my plums

 

The fruit (an aril) are tasty, 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long, blue-purple in color, are eaten by Native American people in Chile, and a marmalade is produced with them. The tree is also occasionally grown as an ornamental tree and a hedge in oceanic climate areas in northwest Europe and the Pacific Northwest of North America. In these areas, it is also sometimes known as "plum-yew" or "plum-fruited yew", though these names are more commonly applied to plants in the genus Cephalotaxus.

 

End quote.

 

Does this mean they share very little in the way of genetics with Taxus baccata, and aren't as deadly poisonous to nibble on?

Probably for the best, I suppose, but they've suddenly lost some of their allure. 

Bluish hue or not.