Is Leylandii/Conifer Logs worth anything?

[Sussex Groundie]

I have been cutting up fallen Conifer trees from the storms of 1987 in a wood near Gatwick for the past 2 yrs and ended up with a lot of logs! Are they worth anything as it would be a case of a Tele Handler and a Grain Trailer to extract them?

 

S.G.

[Stubby]

Well I have no hesitation in burning it myself . As you say cost of extraction to considder .

[skyhuck]

I'm amazed that leylandii timber has survived since 1987:001_huh: I would have expected it to have turned to mush.

 

As above, burns lovely once dry.

[Farmer Tom]

It'd certainly be interesting to hear how 28 year seasoned Leylandii is to cut and burn.

 

Pics would be magic too....

 

..think I'd have asked the question before spending two years at them.....

 

I'm planning to burn Lawsons' Cypress as a result of the storms of 2013.

Edited April 4, 2015 by Farmer Tom

[Stubby]

It'd certainly be interesting to hear how 28 year seasoned Leylandii is to cut and burn.

 

Pics would be magic too....

 

Im thinking 28 year old Leylandii will be as light as a feather if dry and like porridge if wet .

[Cheesy pete]

I'm amazed that leylandii timber has survived since 1987:001_huh: I would have expected it to have turned to mush.

 

As above, burns lovely once dry.

this!!!!!!!

[Sussex Groundie]

Must explain, most still have one side of the root plate in the ground and are still live, also have grown 15/20ft trunks from the branches, pics as requested.

[Big T]

I burn it and sell it! Burns nice when dry, may spit a bit but not as bad as people say! (in my opinion!).

[Ian C]

Pretty much all i have burnt this winter, lovely and warm.

[Lillywhite Timber]

As a few of the lads have said , surprisingly good when dry . I keep stuff like this , poplar etc to burn myself and the seasoned leylandii i burnt this year was perfectly saleable . The economics of your stuff need prpoer analysis id say though ...