sweet chestnut

[Chris Gagen]

any suggestions for contacts for regarding 17-18 yr old SC coppice approx 3 acres, not been cut since planting, some good stuff

 

any opinions appreciated

[slack ma girdle]

I think that you should follow the advice of your signature ........

[Brushcutter]

Are you looking for someone to do the coppicing work or someone to buy the coppiced product?

[Chris Gagen]

Are you looking for someone to do the coppicing work or someone to buy the coppiced product?

 

buyer for the product first, whether it's worth me converting what is straight and clean into stakes or better to sell to a timber yard? or as this is first coppice for the plantation, whether would be more cost effective to go all in for firewood?

 

making it up as i go along to be honest!

[gensetsteve]

would be ok for firewood better in a stove as it splits. I believe it makes kindling. Would be ideal if you go for a kindlett as you could process into 6.5 in lengths and feed straight in. Chestnut would know more than me could be along soon.

[Ian Leach]

Firewood always good, fencing posts and rails ideal for lasts longer than oak IMO. Also makes fantastic charcoal burns really hot. Smaller stuff hedging stakes, bean poles.

[Brushcutter]

I think Chestnut fence posts last longer than Oak too. We tend to make all our fence posts out of the stuff. I'm also burning a whole load of chestnut in the stove at the moment.

 

I think you'd get more money for firewood than for charcoal. I think i'd cut it all for firewood. Can do it all on the harvester that way.

[Ian Leach]

Agree more money for firewood but charcoal burns are fun.

[Brushcutter]

Agree more money for firewood but charcoal burns are fun.

 

Yes they are. Might be worth doing with the <3" stuff left over from doing firewood. Be a quick burn but you'd get a few bags from it.

[Chris Gagen]

I think Chestnut fence posts last longer than Oak too. We tend to make all our fence posts out of the stuff. I'm also burning a whole load of chestnut in the stove at the moment.

 

I think you'd get more money for firewood than for charcoal. I think i'd cut it all for firewood. Can do it all on the harvester that way.

 

harvester??

the harvester heads i've seen would get these poles stuck between their teeth! max diameter 12-14" and multiple stem, if i'm wrong in thinking that wouldn't work then please point me in the direction of someone who'd do that...