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  1. sandspider
    Thank you, folks. Goat willow it is. I'll leave it where it is (in a flowerbed!) to feed caterpillars and bees until it gets big enough to be a problem. Cheers.
  2. sandspider
    My neck of the woods! Some impressive trees at Ashton Court. Nice pics.
  3. sandspider
    Thanks. Did wonder about that, but I thought willow had hairy undersides to the leaves, and this doesn't...? Whatever it is, something appears to be nibbling the leaves, leaving just the veins as a sort of skeleton.
  4. sandspider
    Hi all Got a small tree growing in the back garden. Been there for 2 or 3 years now and is about 3m or so high. I thought it might be alder, but the leaves seem a bit too pointy. Or wild cherry perhaps? Any guesses? Thanks.
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    Cheers James. Def no hurry. I'll come back to you in due course - not much point having a new garden bench at this time of year!
  6. sandspider
    Nice benches! Out of interest, what sort of amount would you charge for the larger of the two? And can you deliver? Cheers, SS.
  7. sandspider
    Looks good. Not used one, so can't help you, but tempted to get one to go behind the Jimny!
  8. sandspider
    Thanks JLA, I'll have a look.
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    Sounds good. See ya there! Cheers. Edit - whoops - that was a reply to Alex, didn't see the more recent message. But thanks Russell, that would be great too. <thumbs up>
  10. sandspider
    No worries, I thought that might be the case. Cheers.
  11. sandspider
    In that case, that is good value! And Dundry is pretty close to me - hope it can be held there again! Yes, please let me have the details when you know them.. Cheers.
  12. sandspider
    Got ya on the diff styles, thanks. Still wondering though - in this case, when not laying on top of a bank (which would provide at least part of a stock boundary) is there a reason to lay it so low still? Besides trying to encourage growth at the very base? Just sticking to the Dorset style...?
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    Thanks Hedge. Hampshire would be a bit of a trek - don't come anywhere near Bristol do you?! (Free is better than paid for, especially while I'm not sure how into it I'll get...) Alex, forgot to ask - would that be £30 a session? (Probably yes, when I think about it! I initially thought that £30 for 6 sessions looked like very good value!)
  14. sandspider
    Thanks Alex, that would be good - yes please. Doubt I could spare 6 Saturdays, but a few should be doable. Cheers.
  15. sandspider
    Nice work. Possibly a stupid question, but why lay the hedge so low? Why not lay it to say 3 foot high, so it's still high enough to work as a hedge? I guess it's because the bottom was so gappy that you needed to lay it low so it thickens up right from the base, rather than giving a nice thick hedge from 3 foot up but gappy at the bottom stilll...?
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    Hi all Bit of a long shot perhaps, but was just wondering - does anyone from here lay hedges near Bristol? I'd love to watch / have a go or just help out labouring / tending the fire (if I'd be any use) for a day or so at some point... I can use a chainsaw (though I'm not certified), hand saw, etc. and I'm not bad at fires! I've got a chainsaw and a bow-saw and a bill hook of some form. Don't have any hedges to do myself, but hopefully one day! (And don't think it's really worth my going on a course at this stage as I just fancy giving it a go / getting out in the fresh air...) Cheers, Giles
  17. sandspider
    Hopefully this will embed: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30ruBtLIvJM]Wonders of the Stoner System - YouTube[/ame]
  18. sandspider
    Cheers. Couldn't get close to the 6 wheeler and didn't get a chance to ask - but it looks old fashioned rather than military to me... Cheers Jon - a good day out. There was a nice bandsaw mill next door, I just need a woodland and an excuse to make planks!
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    OK, not exactly a tractor, but close enough! (Also, not mine - saw them at Treefest recently - lovely looking kit)
  20. sandspider
    Thanks chaps. David, I think you're right. I'll go and prune the affected branch off and burn it.
  21. sandspider
    Hi all Noticed this rather funky looking fungus on my plum tree the other day (see pic). The branch it's growing on is dead, but the rest of the tree looks healthy enough (see pic 2). A bit short of leaves at the bottom perhaps, but a good canopy and a decent crop of plums this year... If I just trim off the dead fungusy branch (above the collar where it joins the trunk), will the rest of the tree be OK? Anything else I should do to it? Thanks in advance.
  22. sandspider
    Very nice - wish I had the skills! What model is it? Cheers.
  23. sandspider
    Just a quick thanks for Tom - quick delivery and a good price, and firelighters that work well.
  24. sandspider
    Get more drums?!
  25. sandspider
    I'd have thought it would be better chipped in the woods. Then you can leave any rubbish there, and take a more efficient trailer load (fewer air gaps in chip than in logs, and only good chippings as the rubbish has been left behind) to the burner. Also, if they're going to store it for any length of time before burning I guess it would dry quicker in chip form than as whole logs? (As long as someone stirs the chip pile from time to time!) I should mention that I've never chipped any wood, so don't rely on anything I say here!

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