1 metre spacing for Silver birch and willow?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Aspen?!

[amd7000]

Doesn't the wood burn too quickly, I've seen lots of websites saying poplar is best avoided, there's so many contradictions on the web its hard to know whats right.

[woodyguy]

all less dense woods like poplar burn quickly. And oak burns very slowly. Everything else is somewhere in between. If you have an open fire then spitting becomes a problem with some woods. With stoves, you just have to make them up more often. All woods burn equally well when dry. Some are more calorie dense but weight for weight they have the same amount of energy. I've just come back from Norway where Birch seems to be the main prized firewood. Here many don't like it because it burns hot and quickly.

[amd7000]

I've actually ordered a few poplar now. Worth a go I think. I like the sound of the growth rate and also the ease of taking cuttings. I know it will burn quickly but some say a harvest with decent(unsplit) logs should be achievable in 4 years! Plus it'll keep me fit going to the burner to add logs!!

[woodyguy]

The growth rate and coppicing ability of hybrid poplar makes them attractive.

Need to choose the right variety for disease resistance and keep them well away from Larch. I've been growing Gaver this year which certainly puts on a few feet quickly.

[amd7000]

I've only ordered 25 Populus robusta just to get the ball rolling, the nursery i'm buying from only had Robusta. But I've been looking to get some Gaver and Trichocarpa from somewhere else, which should be a better bet I think?

[woodyguy]

afhillandson are good price with a wide range.

Gaver is good for growth and disease but just read up on line.