Rhody, cherry laurel, and syc

[mickdundee]

Woodland management going on at my back gate and they're removing all the invasive rhododendrons and laurel, and thinning out the sycamore as well. Is it worth trying to get any of it for turning or is it best left to firewood. Thanks

[se7enthdevil]

get all of it mick, they are great for turning. i'll take what you can 't use in return for a lesson or two if you like.

[kev7937]

  se7enthdevil said:

get all of it mick, they are great for turning. i'll take what you can 't use in return for a lesson or two if you like.

 

 

Got a couple of biggish lumps of cotoneaster here if you can get em collected and are interested

[se7enthdevil]

how big are they and what do they weigh?

 

i might be able to sort out as courier?

[mickdundee]

  se7enthdevil said:

get all of it mick, they are great for turning. i'll take what you can 't use in return for a lesson or two if you like.

 

All would be artic loads haha. I'll have a look down and see what I can get though. It's being cut now so will be very sappy. What's the best thing to do with it to stop it spoiling

[kev7937]

Dunno if it's worth a courier, but I know Jon's taken some stuff over for you before.

 

You don't get many this size though

[kev7937]

[nepia]

Put it aside Kev; I'll get there one day!

 

That is mahoosive Cotoneaster; I thought the one we cut a few years ago was big at a piddling 10" dbh.

[se7enthdevil]

split it down the pith for the larger bits and seal the ends.

 

the best thing to do though would be to rough out some bowls so that they can move without splitting.

[se7enthdevil]

blimey thats a big cotoneaster.

 

jon, can you make a special trip just for me before it splits?

 

 

kev, how long has it been down?