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Hedge?  I was talking about 100ft climbing kind of stuff,  will do hedge, 20ft trees until I'm 70,

51 yr old,  today might be my last climb.  Just to painful now after 30yrs. 

Have damaged knees and ankles over the years which haven't helped. 

Your only other option is buy a small field and plant your self.

I bought 2 acres 5 yr ago, planted pines,willow, eucalyptus etc, now are all 15ft plus in height. 

Black pop

Judas tree

A grand 

Water, vinegar, salt and washing up liquid.  

Safe to animals and environment. 

The best weed killer I've ever used,  really it does work a treat. 

I would stay small scale,  I went bigger, busy with lots of contracts but it just meant I had no time for self or family at all. Quoting and meetings all the time

Paid more tax,  wages and expenses.  

At the end of day was earning not really much more. Well enough to make it worth it. 

Now I'm back to a 2,,  3 man team,  lots of domestic, schools, parish council stuff. 

Earn well,  have more time,  less stress. ,,  no 3 vehicles at a yard somewhere. 

Happy days

15 hours ago, stuckinthemud said:

Thought maybe black pop.  Not sure though.  Leaves feel furry/downy

Goat willow 

Paint on flu.  Was originally stainless but now sprayed black,  maybe with wrong paint?

Say what I like prick.  That's the point of a forum 

40 minutes ago, topchippyles said:

Call call Squaredy a sheep lover from wales but not an idiot you knob have a little respect.Always talks sense and runs a damn good setup (prick)

Idiot 

What's the point of chippers???? 

What a stupid question.  Idiot. 

Some tree species like sycamore, pine and maple etc,  seem to attract mold anyway during the drying period. 

What's everyone talking about,,,  covid????  It's all normal here.  ?

Don't know what all the fuss about. 

Deodar cedar. 

Think I would be worried that she ain't gonna pay you for the tree work at all?

Had a good year actually.  Been nice and steady with work.  

Booked up for next 3 weeks with tree surgery and it's log selling time now. 

Happy days. 

I agree with boo who,  but would be good see whole tree on the Cypress 

Laurel 100%

I've been really busy up to now,  definitely getting less work and quotes in all of a sudden. 

But I Always stash the cash for raining days. 

Did do a lot of forestry during lockdown and got massive amounts of timber to process into firewood so will be busy doing that if no tree surgery comes in.

But yeah gonna be tough next year I reckon. 

Agreed 

And what about when it's delivered at 18% mc.  Then customer leaves on driveway for 3 cold misty winter days and only then gets his aldi moisture meter out and reads 25%,????!!! ? 

I've been selling firewood for over 15 years,  all barn dried and always sold 20% or below,  

You just need alot of barn space and be 1 year ahead of you self.  

Also you need a large, regular reliable source of timber,  which I find is the hardest.  

I run a tree surgery business and a small forestry company,  so always had a supply.  If I had to buy all of it in, I wouldn't bother, just to expensive to make a profit. 

Monterey Cyprus.