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Will it survive? (Cobnut tree)
spandit replied to spandit's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Well, just over 2 years later it's up to about 8 foot and covered in nuts. Wish some of my other trees were as resilient. Think my Chinese dogwood has succumbed to the drought and I've lost quite a few beech. The almond and medlar are cropping heavily, though, and think it will be a bumper year for apples. Soft fruit is so plentiful we've left the cage open so the birds can help themselves -
That would be awesome...
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Plenty of them around, didn't think they'd chew right the way through, though
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I've got more logs than I know what to do with! Mostly softwood and lesser hardwoods (horse chestnut and goat willow) but must have a few years worth in stock! I'd better get the willow off the ground before it takes root
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Old thread but then I've just had several tonnes dumped (with my knowledge!) on my property - they're big old chunks, though, so it's going to take a while to process. I like using willow to cook with on the BBQ - way cheaper than charcoal (free!) and can give a nice flavour to the meat
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I notice a few of my beech trees had died - I normally try snapping a small twig to see if it's dead or not but they just lifted straight out of the deer tubes. On closer inspection, they had very neatly been chewed through and the tubes were full of dried grass. It's beautiful craftsmanship but what kind of rodent would have done it? The tubes were pushed hard into the ground so whatever it was either chewed through or burrowed underneath. One of the tubes looked like it had been shot with a shotgun - I assume a fox (or possibly one of my dogs) had been trying to bite through it to get at whatever was inside. Bit of a shame to lose some nice trees but then the woodland was planted to attract nature and I suppose one must accept a certain attrition rate
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At least your pond has water. Mine is dry and over the winter it was 15 foot deep...
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Small diameter leylandii roundwood (c.4”) is pretty dense and burns quite a long time. With a bit of willow in the mix too we can be toasty warm for nothing!
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Trees and pollutionI Was walking through town earluer today
spandit replied to Steven P's topic in General chat
Sure I read somewhere that trees in towns can actually make pollution worse by impeding airflow. I'd still rather have more trees than fewer -
Made a few more today by strapping the logs down to an old workbench with a sacrificial log in the middle to catch the blade when it broke through. Also tried cutting one from fresh cedar which smelt nice but didn't seem too different to the dry leylandii in cutting difficulty
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I know that in soggy ground I should just avoid going out at all but some parts of my fields have springs in them that aren't really apparent until you drive over them and start spinning the wheels. I suppose with fresher tread on my rears I might have less of a problem and taking my loader off would reduce the weight on the front (although might potentially cause balance problems with a heavy mower on the back). Was trying to lift the back of the Hilux up with the loader the other day to adjust the handbrake (was using axle stands too) and it couldn't cope with the weight - would like to have the ability to lift just over a tonne (full IBC) with 2 way rams so I can lift the front of the tractor to put stuff underneath the front wheels if I do get bogged down.
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What are spares like to get for them?
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I know it's not going to go everywhere but at least with front wheels driving I could try and turn towards a drier patch. Haven't seen it that wet up there before, mind. I've towed a horse trailer up with my Jimny over that exact ground without leaving ruts
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I think I'd have more chance of getting out with 4wd though. Love my tractor but it's limited
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No. Should I?
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c.£7K
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If I didn't have holes in my wheelarches I wouldn't know whether the difflock was working or not :-) Had to look up "imhuo" Massey parts do seem to be easier to get hold of but why the two votes for Same?
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Fed up with getting my Ford 4000 tractor stuck in the mud so think something with 4WD would be suitable. I've found a Same Explorer 80 and a Massey 590 for about the same price (both with loaders). Head says Massey but heart says Same. It's just for simple mowing, logsplitter and rolling. My Ford has a loader and I'm used to having it around to shift bits and bobs about
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Not a rubber tree is it?
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Anyone on here in the gardening game? Got a fairly long leylandii hedge to cut (about 40m) and a load of shrubs, bamboo etc. to trim. Please PM me if you'd be interested in quoting for this? Property is in Uckfield
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Cracking idea. I've got 2 CTEK chargers but both of them have dodgy switches. Just ordered a 20A charger from alpha batteries plus a big commercial battery for my tractor as I'm fed up not being able to start it in this recent cold snap
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One thing I hadn't tried for some reason is the spark plug from my working chainsaw. £4 later and I have 2 working saws Replacement plug is exactly the same as the old one and I can't see any obvious faults. Ho hum. Bit chilly to be out there anyway
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If you get brambles wrapped around a flail it'll be a pain getting them out. I have a chain swipe and the cut is fine but as mentioned, not as good as a sharp flail. I do like the indestructible nature of it, mind
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Me! Just this morning! Got given a few bulrush heads and scattered them over my new large pond so hopefully some of them will take
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Is it possible to get a natural water repellent finish?
spandit replied to Joe_bradshaw's topic in Woodcraft Forum
Torrefaction?
