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  1. spandit
    I planted this hawthorn hedge about 10 years ago. Decided to lay it. Used hazel stakes and binders from my own planted woodland and did most of it with a chainsaw. Used a billhook on the smaller stems. It's not as flat as I'd like and I snapped one of the larger stems (tiny sliver of bark left so may survive) but it's fairly level.
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    I like leylandii to get the fire going then willow, because it's so plentiful, then a bit of oak to keep it going overnight. Currently got some ash, holly and elm warming by the stove to go on over the course of the evening
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    Those look past saving - birch doesn't live long
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    No pines here, though
  5. spandit
    You can continue talking about guns now, just wanted to use this thread to keep track of things
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    Getting somewhere back to the main thread. My thinning licence has been granted. Just wish it wasn't so incredibly muddy trying to get into the woodland at all
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    I shoved some willow (osier viminalis) stakes against a fence to provide a visual barrier and as expected, they put on about 12' of growth a year. Previously, I've just pollarded this but wondering if I could actually lay the whole thing down. It's only about 5m long but might be good practice for laying my older hedge? I could use willow stakes and binders too, the former of which would also grow.
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    And would a 6 pack of beer and a couple of loaves of bread be too much to ask? I'd even offer to share the beer whilst they're stacking the logs
  9. spandit
    Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, just saying that to expect free, ready to burn wood, is unrealistic
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    Fedge2

    spandit replied to spandit's topic in Hedgelaying

    My wife planted a willow tunnel at a primary school and the little shits have yanked it all out of the ground
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    Thing is, I don't spend all day in the woods and am generally out with the dogs so any squirrels are scared away. I'd shoot them given the chance - toying with the idea of thermal
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    Fedge2

    spandit replied to spandit's topic in Hedgelaying

    If it's wet, it'll grow.
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    Don't seem to be available any more. Nothing in my live traps this morning
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    Fedge2

    spandit posted a topic in Hedgelaying

    My well established willow fedge needed a trim and with a fraction of the trimmings, I planted another one, which will block our neighbour's view when we are swimming in the pond. All the osier came from one particularly vigorous plant next door to my old house. Going to let the remaining rods dry to use as kindling, unless I can convince someone to take them
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    I've had brilliant amounts of logs through the tip site directory but they all need a lot of processing and if I factored my time in, it is simply not worth it when you can buy loads of seasoned logs. However, I enjoy processing the bits and have space. Not had any for some time, mind, but maybe the log prices have increased so people are keeping them
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    To be honest I probably wouldn't have bothered asking but wanted their input. Also stand the chance of getting it registered!
  17. spandit
    I use live capture traps baited with peanuts and administer the coup de grace with a BSA Meteor
  18. spandit
    I've trapped 3 so far
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    If I felled all the damaged ones, it would be clear fell! It's so upsetting to see the damage. A decsde down the drain
  20. spandit
    They can't damage any trees if there are none left...
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    Well they turned up today on a very damp and cold morning. Showed them what I'd done and talked about what I was proposing to do. He said the squirrel damage was the worst he'd seen for a long time. I've trapped 3 so far but I fear it's the tip of the iceberg. They're granting me a thinning licence 🙂
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    I rate leylandii as pretty high. A lot of mine was left outside where the rain washed the sticky resin off and the wind turned it grey. The branch wood is especially dense
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    "All wood that's dry will burn all right, Except for horse chestnut - that's just shite"
  24. spandit
    He probably couldn't find it listed in the poem 🙄
  25. spandit
    They are somewhat shaded but mostly from large trees that aren't mine. Would be nice to get them looking a bit healthier so will trim off at least some of the sun shoots. Put the trimmed branches through the branch logger and burnt them already 🙂

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