spandit
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Here is a (poor) photo of load 1: There is a similar sized log on the other side of the trailer but the guy who is giving it to me has already attempted to saw it into bits as getting it on the trailer was difficult enough! I'm told the next loads are going to be mainly oak, which is good, as having a mix of oak and softwood to burn is pretty ideal. If it turns out to be knotty, is it legal to split logs with black powder in this country?
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Been given a large Scots pine butt, about 30" diameter, 10' long, seems fairly straight. Is it worth getting milled or should I just cut it (somehow) into logs? If the latter, my little 14" chainsaw won't work - might have to see about hammering wedges all the way along and splitting it. Fortunately, there's a load of oak coming with it (not significant diameter) so can make some!
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Won't give out much heat green. Best save it for next year
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Ah, I didn't follow that thread, I'm sure you treated the poster with the same respect as normal. Wasn't stuck up a hornbeam was it?
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Just had a large willow down. If it's good enough for cricket bats then it must be good!
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Yes, although it's now lost again. They'll find it, though, it's somewhere in the field Climb a cracked willow tree near a power line? Not bloody likely. She doesn't do much. She's currently asleep under my bed. Tree needed to come down anyway, the dog toy was just an added incentive. It will be vigorous again in the spring, no doubt
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That toy cost over a fiver... Only one thing for it: The two stems on the right were cut down to about head height - one of them had a nasty split in it from before and since the power company hacked a 4th stem down, the tree didn't look very balanced and it was only a matter of time before the split caused problems again. It's grey willow so it will survive
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Not inconceivable. There was one nearby. I managed to retrieve the dog toy from the roof today in case you were wondering!
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Go to your room and think about what you've done Not sure whether the alder comment was supposed to be serious or not - it's definitely not alder. The ones I've planted aren't tall enough yet to get the seeds up there and there are no bigger ones nearby. Buds aren't right either - alder buds are purple and 4 sided. Pretty sure they're oak
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Was attempting (unsuccessfully as it happens) to retrieve a dog toy from the barn roof when I saw the gutter was full of tiny seedlings: Too many to count, I presume they're either oak or sycamore judging by the nearby trees and the ungerminated seeds alongside the muck.
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Kiln dried wood burning too fast/expensive for some people
spandit replied to cessna's topic in Firewood forum
Why don't the kiln dried firewood producers save fuel by only drying to 15% instead of 5% then? -
I've still got blossom on my medlar. It's been a mild winter so far
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I think you can spray a bit of soapy water onto the crankshaft to see if it's blowing, assuming you can get the damn thing running. Mine was a right sod today (MS181) and don't know whether it's an air leak or blocked jet in the carb. I'll see if I can dismantle it a bit tomorrow as got a lot of logs to cut up!
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Any one started planting trees yet ?
spandit replied to Ninjastrike's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Yes. Woodland Trust delivered a load of cell grown trees yesterday. I've potted a load up in airpots to use for a future hedge but the rest will be going in the ground this week, with any luck. For the price of the tubes and stakes I can't really complain if the trees don't make it especially as they weren't very flexible on species choice. Nice looking trees, though, decent size (2' high) - certainly better than the bareroot ones I was provided with before. -
The fact it "burns hotter than oak" is a bit meaningless. So does magnesium but nobody would advocate using it as a fuel in a woodburner. Having just destroyed the baffle in my Mørso from using coal (thought that would be OK in a dual fuel stove - how wrong I was!) the thought of paying a premium price for these briquettes doesn't appeal, no matter how green they appear to be. Regarding the bracken regenerating after cutting. If the cut bracken is removed, what is replacing the nutrients in the soil from the previously rotting stuff or is it a case that there is so much of the damn stuff around being a nuisance that it doesn't matter?
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Lots of bracken about but if it starts being harvested commercially, will it regrow every year?
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Hornbeam
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I don't have my own digger but can hire one quite cheaply and quite often get to borrow one from the chap next door when he hires one. Concerned that stump grinding is going to leave pits full of fresh chip which will inhibit growth for new planting
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Tried winching some smaller one out. Jimny ended up off the ground (rear towbar tied to an oak tree). Snapped one but the roots left in. These ones are not so easy to get to and are a lot bigger
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Thanks
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I'd dump the stumps in my habitat pile or put them somewhere to burn later - that's not a problem. Any local stump grinders out there who could quote?
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We've got about 4 leylandii that need removing. They're up to a foot in diameter and have been butchered (against my wishes) so look awful and aren't serving the purpose for which they were originally intended. Means that felling them is an easy job now as they're not very tall. Would a 3-tonne digger be suitable for removing these or should I just get a stump grinding company in? Any recommendations within Sussex gratefully received
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I'm bound to have plenty but a bit far away to make it economical, especially when you live in one of the premium willow growing areas. You might be better off buying a few of a recognised biomass species and propagating them yourself rather than just planting any old thing.
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Ah, OK, that makes sense. Must be a coincidence, then
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It burns, like ash will do, and if you are looking of a quick way to dispose of waste wood then go for it. If you are looking to actually produce meaningful heat from it, then let is season for all the reasons detailed above.
