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I've seen reduction on cherry simply cause it to sucker more freely, at the expense of the 'mother' tree. But that was with Japanese cherry.
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Because economies of scale will be massively eroded, each of us can have our women EXACTLY as we want them, for no extra cost. But what we want them to do might cost extra though....
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In the 1950s the Cambridge professor of maths reckoned the world would need (and could afford) 3, maybe 5 computers. What if that's the stage we're at with this technology? Sure, the machines and raw materials are expensive now, but in the future? And how much cheaper (and greener) to have powdered (liquid? gaseous?) substrate at home, rather than various raw materials being shipped to China, wastefully whittled down and sent back?
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Manufacturing: The third industrial revolution | The Economist So, we'll be able to print spares for anything, no need to wait, no need to hold stock (except of whichever powders the 3D printer requires). And expect demand for timber to plummet. Any other thoughts?
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Fair play to the lasses, they've kept it tight at the back, making thoughtful use of the two up front....
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Pollards, the forgotten art-discussion
Mycoman replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in General chat
Agriculture seems to be evolving a bit: arable farming is 'retreating' to the southern and eastern counties, livestock farming is moving down the slopes, abandoning hill ground and taking over former marginal crop land. So I reckon there will be more acres in extensive pasturage than there have been and it would not be too much nuisance to have trees share this space. I'm in southern Scotland and there is a lot of permanent pasture here. The structural changes I mentioned will increase this. The Scottish Government have pledged to increase Scotland's tree cover to 25%. I think there is a case to be made for not all of these new trees to be planted in 3m x 3m rows on peat moorland; there is a tradition of multi-purpose land use, agroforestry, in places like Dalkeith Old Wood, and its reintroduction could ease the pain for areas as stock numbers dwindle, without the wholesale change wrought by block afforestation. -
Dougie Vipond..most boring tv presenter of all time
Mycoman replied to born2trot's topic in The Lounge
Are you sure? Isn't the world better off without Deacon Blue. -
In my broadleaved wood there's lots of woodrush - looks like it might intercept tree seeds from reaching the ground. Does it affect regen? Is it a problem for anyone? Does it need to be managed? Is it good for anything (food/shelter for critters)?
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Just an idea, but would you be up for offering him a full refund and going round to collect the logs? A hassle, sure, but then he either writes about your honourable act and you get good PR or he doesn't - and then you lawyer up.
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Ah! Hadn't seen the set with the goat(?) yet. Is it wild? There are similar beasts wild, I understand, in Galloway in SW Scotland.
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Wonderful images, thank you. Is it a lapsed upland wood pasture?
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Could patches of bramble act as nurse to tree seedlings? If you strim, who knows what else you might take out? I've got patches of brambles which seem to be receding of their own accord. Might they be fickle users of soil nutrients, once they've denuded a patch that's it? Roe like them (good/bad) and I've got a few bottles of bramble vodka.
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Traditionally, LR's biggest customer must have been the military (hence the name Defender). Demand has dropped because the armed forces are waaaay smaller than they were and in the type of war/counter insurgency nowadays LRs just don't cut it. So for Land Rover, to put it bluntly, there's too much peace and too much war. Ironic, no?
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Can't help with the timber, but I'm reminded of a story my dad told of his national service days as a Sapper. Giving a lesson on 'piles for piers', the sergeant-major said "...and I do not mean 'emerrhoids for the haristocracy."
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Use any mycorrhizal innoculation?
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A bit of ground of mine - just under an acre, steeply sloped - is covered in gorse. I like it. There are rowan, ash and blackthorn growing up through it (8 years since horses grazed there) protected from roe deer, I understand their root nodules fix nitrogen, birds and bees love it and the flowers look and smell great. The thing is, everybody I ask for advice says get rid of it - burn, spray, mulch, whatever - and start again by planting trees. Why is this? What am I missing?
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We went for Peter (my late father-in-law) and Guy (just liked it). They're both 'old' names but simple, everyone can spell and pronounce them, but these days pretty rare. I have a fear of finding I share a name with some serial killer or something - there must be a few blokes called Ian Huntley, say, whose lives were made miserable. Nothing you can do about it though, just saying. Although, obviously don't go for Adolf or Osama....
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Good call - defo speak to your accountant first, don't give up the day job. Exciting times, good luck!
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Embed not working for some reason. If you want to see what I'm talking about, enter Profihopper into YouTube.
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Not strictly arb-related, I know, but: does anyone have any experience of the Amazone Profihopper mower? It looks the tads, particularly the screw rather than a blower for the clippings - seems like it would do OK in wet grass, a major factor here in Scotland - and ability to work in all heights of grass. I have quite a bit of mowing to do - everything from lawns to woodland rides - and would like to get more into conservation mowing, and need a machine which removes the cut grass, give the wildflowers a chance. Is this Profihopper a decent shout? <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7vEPNVO79C4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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Pollards, the forgotten art-discussion
Mycoman replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in General chat
But the genius bit about pollards is you get multi-purpose land use. Since medieval wood pastures, and before, these trees have grown on land which could also be grazed by stock, even sometimes underplanted with crops. AND you could get honey, fruit, other 'non-timber forestry products'. It's a relatively recent phenomenon (and particularly north European) for there to be such distinction between agriculture and forestry. Imagine around 50 pollards per hectare in a field. You're not going to lose an appreciable amount of grass, you've also got a sustainable source of fuel, carbon sequestration, catchment management tool, etc. -
Challenging planting site.. Advice please.
Mycoman replied to benedmonds's topic in Tree health care
Who does this Senior Monitoring and Enforcement Officer work for? EA or the power station? Either way, seems to me he's looked up a book on 'what a wood should consist of' and asked for that. And no matter if it's metres of brown earth or compacted ash underneath. Make your excuses and leave. -
watch out the timber fairies are about again
Mycoman replied to Joy Yeomans's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
As I understand it, cameras must be accompanied by "CCTV IN USE" notices to be legal. Coach hire company near here was having diesel 'borrowed' from the yard but got good full face shots on camera. Police, on getting to the scene, said it's all well and good having film of them, you need to have signs up too. The owner replied "yeah, we've got a notice up there..." What was the first thing to have been nicked...? -
I've looked into a few other forms of renewables but, in my case, the property's listing puts the kibosh on - even means we can't double glaze. Thank you so far to all responses.
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Isn't it going to be different depending on circumstances? The smaller they are, the quicker they'll dry, sure, and if you're selling them you need the throughput, etc. But if they're for your own use, keep them the size you want them and let time take its course. And neat stacking is space efficient too.
