woodyguy

As others have said, if it was a big tree it would be difficult. But it's not and as a reasonably experienced amateur, I don't think it would take me the claimed 8 minutes, but definitely inside 15mins.

ebay for a knock off that's half the price.

Interested in Diamond Edge. How does it compare with Nylium 4mm square? Any direct comparisons.

Sorry but we're all spelling it wrong (including me), it should be Brilliantissimum

Very skilled lathe work. Love the comments on you tube

Portek 4 way with 4mm square line does some serious cutting.

Brillianttisima often throws out non variegated branches which because they can photosynthesise more strongly grow better. Just cut off the green branch and you've got a tree again. In future do it when they're small and it will mess the tree up less.

Why not ask for your money back and buy a better saw? The saw should be serviceable and although once you've accepted the goods they have to have the chance to mend it, the delay is clearly unacceptable. So you could reject the goods and get a full refund.

As I understand it, Lignotubors are grown by eucs that evolved with fire. Once the tree becomes large, an average fire will quickly burn off, aided by the bark that hangs from the tree. The Euc branches and foliage is lost but quickly regrows from the trunk. If fire is delayed (these days by Aussies building houses where they shouldn't) then when a big fire comes through it will burn so hot that it kills the trunk. The lignotubor is a big underground swelling that is fairly fire proof and from whence the tree regrows. See a similar thing in Musa Basjoo that many of us grow (a hardy banana).

I wonder whether these are more common in Eucs that form lignotubers?

Where I've seen leaf miner it has been very obvious the leaves are being burrowed through. Your's looks more like stress- drought, root damage or whatever rather than an insect.

I've often seen them on older Sweet Chestnut where they become quite large and prominent. Not seen them on many other trees, but will be looking out for them now.

Walnuts are susceptible to a fungal disease that causes total leaf loss by early Aug.

Many native trees germinate and then just sit and look at you for a year or so. two litre pots is plenty big enough. I'd probably feed them with a liquid feed over the summer to compensate for the poor compost. Bet they'll get growing well next year. I grew a few different oaks last year and they sulked but this year are growing fast. Don't give up on them.

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing. I'm exhausted just watching it. They tie knots so fast it looks like its being sped up.

Excellent idea. As I've banged on about in other threads, I bought a 7 acre wood 2 years ago. It is ancient (pre 1600) but had been clear felled 80 years ago. There is a lot of regrowth but only about 9 species of tree (including non native sweet chestnut and sycamore). So my aim has been to thin out the ageing birch and to increase the diversity. With global warming I've deliberately mainly planted natives but also some woodland friendly non natives which I have often had to grow from seed. These include some american maples eg sugar and red, and things like caucasian wingnut and stone pine. Ebay is a tremendous source and most are very easy to grow. I planted out 1200 trees this last winter including 130 species, so definitely increasing the diversity. The main cost is tree shelters to get them past the rabbit vulnerable stage. The only ones I've had trouble raising has been Nothofagus but will have to try again.

Further in beyond the summary there's a bit more detail on HSE but still not split out for forestry The rate of fatal injury per 100 000 workers in 2012/13p was 8.8. This is lower than the average figure for the previous five years of 11.1. The rate is much higher than any other industry section and over four times the construction rate of 1.9.

Not sure I'd agree that its the most dangerous. Death rates in construction have more than halved in past 30 years. According to the HSE, 1% work in agriculture and forestry but account for about 20% of deaths ie 20x more dangerous than average job. Whilst 5% work in construction and account for 27% of the deaths ie just over 5x more dangerous than average. So according to that, agr+for is about 3.5x more dangerous than construction. Possibly no surprise with most sites being bigger and with better H&S than most farms. No split out between forestry and agriculture though that I could find.

Wow, that's really beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Also, sorry to be depressing but Chalara has hit pembrokeshire so it is likely that within a coppice cutting rotation or two you wont have any/many ash trees. Might be worth encouraging other species. Sorry!!

Interesting question. Firstly birch is excellent firewood so nothing wrong with it. Secondly, you don't thin coppice but cut it all in small areas called cants. If you thin it then it doesn't grow well. Cutting a 10th of area each year will make it grow back incredibly strongly and thickly and give you a 10 year rotation. Much better result that way. No idea about vehicles but I use a 211 for a similar task and it is excellent.

Once you've done that, put a thick layer of polythene and something on top of that. I put a tonne of horse manure but soil or woodchip would be fine. That's what finally got rid of mine (as well as glyphosate) after 5 years.

Difficult to find an evidence based answer. Below is the abstract from a 2005 paper that attempts to answer your question. The use of wood fuel for energy production in the UK is set to increase in the near future as part of a government commitment to increase renewable sources to 10 per cent by 2010. The ash generated as a by-product of combustion, whether for heat or power generation, has potential use as a fertilizer in forest systems. This review assesses the available information on factors affecting the quality of the ash and environmental implications arising from its application. The key determinants of wood ash chemistry are the tree species combusted, the nature of the burn process and the conditions at the application site. Wood ash from hardwood species produces higher levels of macronutrients in their ash than conifers, and the silica content is frequently lower. A furnace temperature between 500 and 900°C is critical to the retention of nutrients, particularly potassium, and determines the concentrations of potentially toxic metals including aluminium in the ash. Fly ash, the lightest component that accumulates in the flue system, can contain high concentrations of cadmium, copper, chromium, lead and arsenic and this ash should not be used as fertilizer. The form of the ash at application is important, with loose ash releasing Ca, K and Na more rapidly than granulated ash. Heavy metal, radionuclide and dioxin contamination of wood ash-based fertilizers is minimal and unlikely to affect ecosystem function. The effects of wood ash are primarily governed by application rate and soil type. The benefits are maximized at low dose rates, with possible toxicity from applications in excess of 10 t ha−1. For most forest sites, a single wood ash application per rotation could replace all the nutrients lost after whole-tree harvesting (excepting N). Long-lasting positive effects on tree growth have been observed on shallow peats, in which the humus is slowly mineralized in response to elevated pH and increased nutrient availability. In contrast, wood ash application to podzols is only effective in enhancing tree growth when nitrogen availability is non-limiting. To date, published research of wood ash effects on trees growing in clays and loams is minimal. A lag time for positive tree responses to wood ash application is often observed, and may be the result of phosphorous limitation at higher soil pH. The greatest reported adverse ecological effects are to acidophilic ecosystems, particularly the constituent bryophyte, soil bacteria and ectomycorrhizal communities.

Looks lovely wood. Milling is really satisfying I find and am always looking for projects. Never tried any cedar. Do you mean Atlas Cedar by the way??

I had a SC sapling under my powerline 18 months ago. So cut it off at about 9 foot up rather than ground level. It's had two growing seasons since then and grows like crazy. I'll need to keep it below 25 foot so more high coppice than full pollard but it is already surprisingly vigorous and attractive. I think I'll do a few more.