Great Vid!

[Highland Forestry]

Hi Matt

 

Grand fir Abies grandis

 

Fastest growing fir in uk [from n.America] you'll get some pretty tall ones about, timber is pretty poor but a nice looking specimen tree

You'll see them in Boat wood along from the Yard , it's the regen under the pine.

If you rub the needles they smell like tangerine peel, remember simon had one as a X-Mas tree , when he brought it into the heat it smelt like cat piss:scared1:

 

 

That's the one I was looking for, Grand Fir, not Grandis...

There are quite a few of them at Randolphs Leap.... hoping to get a nice lot of work down there shortly.

 

I remember now Simon moaning about his christmas tree.

 

How tall do they grow? Some of the ones at Randolphs Leap are well over the 100ft mark... but I've noticed that allot of them seem to split up the middle close to the base, is that common?

 

There's a monster that needs felled at some point down at Randolphs leap, the split in the bottom is so wide I can fit my hand in it, and it goes right through the tree.

[sylvestris stew]

That's the one I was looking for, Grand Fir, not Grandis...

There are quite a few of them at Randolphs Leap.... hoping to get a nice lot of work down there shortly.

 

I remember now Simon moaning about his christmas tree.

 

How tall do they grow? Some of the ones at Randolphs Leap are well over the 100ft mark... but I've noticed that allot of them seem to split up the middle close to the base, is that common?

 

There's a monster that needs felled at some point down at Randolphs leap, the split in the bottom is so wide I can fit my hand in it, and it goes right through the tree.

 

50-60m not uncommon

 

You'll be forever cutting regen at Randolphs Leap, it's not as bad as Hemlock though.

 

sb

[Highland Forestry]

That's what we're hoping.... problem is it's mostly sycamore and i'm told it's not great firewood ;O(

 

Having said that, theres a good mixture of stuff about in there so wouldnt be a bad job.

 

One of the big Sitka in there is rumoured to be the second largest in Scotland... it's got a big dead branch hanging out of it which we may be asked to deadwood - would be a nice job, but how the hell do I get a flip line round that kiddie??

[Steve Bullman]

nothing wrong with sycamore!

[sylvestris stew]

nothing wrong with sycamore!

 

That could start quite a thread especially if you added beech:scared1:

[Highland Forestry]

Does it burn ok??

Never had any to try..

 

Would it be worth the same as birch or the like for wholesale firewood?

[Steve Bullman]

would to me