Is anyone burning wood they planted themselves?

[spandit]

The woodland I have planted is, amongst other things, for providing a source of fuel in years to come. Just wondered if anyone is heating their home on wood from trees that they themselves planted? How long did it take?

[GreenGui]

Yes. 5 years, hybrid willow. Waiting for 4 acres of mixed hardwood to mature, planted 7 years ago. Mixed coppice with standards scheme.

[difflock]

With a TR70? branch chopper/lopper and working with sub 3" material, on fertile ground, not many years, at all, required.

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[GreenGui]

With a TR70? branch chopper/lopper and working with sub 3" material, on fertile ground, not many years, at all, required.

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But have you planted any?:thumbup:

[difflock]

(i) Yes, but not for firewood, purely fer cuddling n hugging.(an there a woody joke in their somewhere!)

(ii) Got unlimited windthrown conifer to cut up n burn anyway.

[spandit]

(i) Yes, but not for firewood, purely fer cuddling n hugging.(an there a woody joke in their somewhere!)

(ii) Got unlimited windthrown conifer to cut up n burn anyway.

 

Thrilled for you but not really answering my question.

 

What size is the hybrid willow after 5 years?

[Peasgood]

Yes. leylandii.

tons and tons of it.

The stuff on my fire today was planted about 35 years ago and all we've done is cut the tops off to leave a 12' hedge behind which is still growing. If I live to a hundred I will never burn it all.

[GreenGui]

Thrilled for you but not really answering my question.

 

What size is the hybrid willow after 5 years?

 

We cut it the November of the first year to create new planting stock for the next years planting. We do this each year. It also helps develop more branches per stool. Four years after this first cut we have branches between 60-100mm diameter and approx 4 meters high. We cut the larger diameter stuff into 500mm lengths for a pizza oven and the rest through a home made branch logger for our wood burner.

 

I was skeptical about willow 10 years ago having only burnt large off cuts of weeping willow but this hybrid variety burns very well, more like a semi hardwood once dry. Hope this helps

[Two Acres]

I'm currently burning no end of willow that my neighbour planted. Most of it, I'd guess, is around four inch diameter. What I'll do is ask the neighbour for you tomorrow , see if he remembers when he planted the trees. I'll also measure up some logs.

[difflock]

OK

Install a "faggot" burner.

Faggots comprising bundled thin branchs.

Sorry, but actually "bumping" this thread for your benefit

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