Could woodland group ownership be a pension fund

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

do the maths christmas trees @ £10 each every 8 year as he said it aint going to go out of fashion anytime soon unlike fire wood or milling.

 

I wouldnt be so sure, i havent bought a tree at xmas for years!

 

firewood is an increasing demand

 

milling will increase in demand, good planks are always of high demand

[dave fox]

its more about turn over though, sure fire wood is popular now and lets hope it stays like that but these fads and fashions come and go people are trying to save money by burning timber until it goes up, it takes time to grow millable timber.

 

dont let big fel hear that you have not brought a christmas tree in years !! they are more enviromentaly friendly than fake too.

[big fell!]

do the maths christmas trees @ £10 each every 8 year as he said it aint going to go out of fashion anytime soon unlike fire wood or milling.

 

Its more like 14-16 pound per tree for a 175-200cm first grade Nordman. That is a wholesale price to a garden center or similar, if you can establish your own sales outlet for your tree's then your talking proper money. Anywhere from £25-£50 per tree to joe public.

[Sam Thompson]

I would have thought that a combination would be the ideal. Hardwoods, for planking, firewood, carving, coppice, and whatever and then some Crimbo trees there as a little top up every year.

 

 

 

Thats what I would do anyway

[big fell!]

I wouldnt be so sure, i havent bought a tree at xmas for years!

 

firewood is an increasing demand

 

milling will increase in demand, good planks are always of high demand

 

How come no tree mate?!?

 

This xmas let me know if you want one and i will sort one out for you. Try and get you back into the christmas spirit...

 

Humbug!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

i wont have anything but the traditional scotts pine, find one for sale though!

[Frank]

These are all good ideas however, they all involve felling alot and replanting. How bout exploring some of the other ideas for utilising the woodland as it is. Walks, talks, etc etc.

[Frank]

How come no tree mate?!?

 

This xmas let me know if you want one and i will sort one out for you. Try and get you back into the christmas spirit...

 

Humbug!

 

Now then Big Fell. I havent bought an xmas tree since we got our fibre optic jobbie from Hammonds 4 years ago. Am I a bad person?? Haha.

[big fell!]

Now then Big Fell. I havent bought an xmas tree since we got our fibre optic jobbie from Hammonds 4 years ago. Am I a bad person?? Haha.

 

HA each to there own Frank, me and the family love getting a big 10ft Nord in the house at xmas. Its just not xmas without a real tree and they smell great. Anyway, Enough about Xmas tree's, i seemed to have hijacked this thread slightly... If anyone wants to chat about this im all ears.

[Les Cork]

It's good to see an interest in the potential and that some have already invested in woodland.

Pension fund managers and investors make a good living just setting these types of investments up, and continue to take a percentage over the term. Could it be done without them ? using legal contracts to keep all happy ?

 

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Edited February 21, 2011 by Les Cork
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