spandit
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The problem I foresee is that to buy a second tractor for that sort of money means there's a reason it's being got rid of and unless you are really keen on maintaining old machinery, it's probably not going to be the reliable workhorse you desire
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I've never eaten squirrel.
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Very excited. For the first time, some of the hazel trees I planted in 2014 have started producing nuts. Out of the 200-odd I've planted, I can only see 3 with nuts on them (and they're all within a small radius) but hoping the others will follow suit in years to come:
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If you're keeping the acre as a lawn then a ride on mower will do. If it's a paddock that needs topping (and you haven't got livestock) then a tractor will be better. Does give you the option of PTO accessories but how many logs are you going to produce from one acre that will need splitting? My local hire place has a 20tonne petrol splitter that costs around £80 for a week - any logs we can scavenge in a year get processed in bulk and for the rest of the year it's someone else's problem! We've got about 10 acres and haven't needed to by a tractor yet. Having a vehicle to lug stuff around is useful but we've got a Jimny for that (Kawasaki Mule was more useful but more expensive)
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Think it's actual planning permission, not just building regs. Under 300mm and it's not a problem
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Why am I growing bonsai trees?
spandit replied to spandit's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
There are differences, of course, and many of the trees were planted to take account of this but at the end we just wanted the damn things in the ground. I've marked all the dead ones & will replace next winter -
I'm sure you'll find someone closer but I'm 30 miles South if you get desperate!
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This is mine:
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I must be a lucky guy as I have a yew about 4' across in my garden...
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Is there a market for a small, cheap charcoal retort?
spandit replied to Woodworks's topic in General chat
I could be interested as end up with a lot of small diameter willow from the trees I pollard each year (c.40mm) - made a few batches in a tiny retort designed to go on a fire pit but it's flimsy and doesn't make a lot -
Why am I growing bonsai trees?
spandit replied to spandit's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
The tallest tree is a crab apple, oddly enough. Some of the almond willow is really struggling too but the oaks are mostly out of the tops of the tubes. -
Why am I growing bonsai trees?
spandit replied to spandit's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
I'll leave them for now as they've survived this far. Just an incredible difference between species - the alder is looking like proper woodland now and many of the others are way out of the top of the tubes. Could well be air pockets, planting that many trees was bound to give sporadic results, especially with the "help" I had. It's left me a few empty tubes that I'm re-purposing with different types -
The bulk of my trees were planted some time ago and are now well into their 3rd growing season. Whereas many of them are over 10' tall, some are still barely 10" high (yet still alive despite having shown virtually no growth). Should I persevere with these sluggards (species vary but field maple seems particularly weedy) or replace them with hardier specimens?
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I shouldn't worry too much about it. Millions of trees alongside roads and you very rarely hear of them causing an issue
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The trees would probably fall down the hill towards the house anyway
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Ah, appears to be apoderus coryli, the hazel leaf roller weevil (seems obvious now!)
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Some enterprising animal has neatly wrapped up some of the leaves on this hazel - any idea which one?
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Is this not one of those situations where a forest mulcher would do the job?
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Potted up it might be worth that, think how expensive trees are to buy. For firewood then it's a bit steep...
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Nothing wrong with properly seasoned leylandii... I've had cherry, apple, sycamore and hornbeam free amongst the loads of softwood
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Astonishing nobody has replied - if I were nearer I'd bite your arm off. I'm sure the log fairies would take it if you can't sell it - better than just setting fire to the lot!
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Try it now!
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Ah, sorry, it's still uploading (I edited the original video slightly). Please try again in a couple of hours!
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Halfords tools are made by Danaher (?) who also make Draper Expert and several other brands. You have the advantage of their warranty, Sunday opening etc. Facom/Britool etc. are good but finding a local stockist may not be so easy and they're bound to be more.
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Contact local trees surgeons and they may be happy to dump it on your property for free as often they don't have a sufficiently large quantity to make it worth processing or the space to store it, especially when it's normally leylandii
