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It's not that big a diameter so I can just cut to length. Hope to be burning it Winter 17/18
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Was just driving home after picking my daughter up from a friend's house when I passed some tree surgeons who were in the process of packing up. I asked whether they were after a tip site and they said that was what they were discussing! I was only 1/2 a mile from my house and now have a nice stack of logs to add to the collection - it was leylandii and eucalyptus, so not premium stuff perhaps but I'm not a log snob Anyone in else in East Sussex looking for a free tip site, just let me know!
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Certainly easier, I would think... probably more chance of success just seems a shame to waste the existing trees
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Wild pear likes wet soil & so does cherry. Willow is easiest to plant, though as you can just push sticks into the ground. Cheap too (or free if you find someone willing to let you take cuttings). Bit late for this year, mind
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It was more a case of not wasting them as they're in the wrong place. The woodland isn't well established & I think leylandii standards are quite attractive but moving them might be too much of a pain
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Radio 2 today, had an arborist on for a chat
spandit replied to Suffolk-Matt's topic in General chat
I noticed that. Perhaps he was talking about top handled saws? -
Anyone in East Sussex have a log splitter they can hire out for a couple of days? I can get one in Buxted from George Rose but thought I'd see what other options are out there.
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Tip site near Haywards Heath wanted- Sycamore Logs
spandit replied to treesnakey's topic in General chat
We're not a million miles away near Heathfield. I'd like the logs! -
Don't have a digger, was hoping to manpower them onto the back of the Mule to move them. Nothing to lose, really and ground is well watered by springs so not concerned about them drying out
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I now most of you would rather just chop it down but in the right place, a large leylandii is quite attractive and good for birds. Anyway, the former owner of our house planted a few small ones (about 8' high) along a fence where they're not wanted. If I dig them up, are they likely to grow elsewhere? I have virtually no evergreen in my new woodland and these could provide some wildlife cover and winter structure
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Another tree video but a bit different- worth a watch :)
spandit replied to ecotreecare's topic in General chat
What a beautiful wood -
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It's an SQLite database with a PHP front end. All hand coded (and yes, it took hours!) I've tried using GPS to accurately place the areas on the map but it's not very good. To map each tree would take some pretty expensive equipment although I have measured the "Park Trees" with a tape measure - haven't updated the map yet, not that it really matters. Once Spring gets going I'll use some of my own photos - most of the few in there are stock images
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I tend to get bored easily so once I'd counted my trees, thought I'd put them all in a database so I could keep track of them. It's been fun learning SQL to get the results from the database. Haven't finished putting the pictures in but for anyone who is interested... Creffield Estates - All trees
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I noticed a definite advantage in the trees that were mulched with carpet as supposed to the ones that weren't mulched - much higher growth rates but I expect they'll all catch up in the end. The number of oaks, birch & willow that have fought their way up through the sward with zero help or protection tells me that the ones I've put tubes around already have an edge on the naturally seeded ones
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I've read that it spits quite a lot so better in a stove than on an open fire
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I want it to have my name as a legacy for future generations. I think it will be a nice thing for the grandchildren
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Vanity
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Ah, that could help push me over the area required - I have a single row of oaks joining two patches of woodland. I'll upload some pictures in due course
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Thanks, that's useful. Does the woodland width include canopy (or potential) or is it stem to stem? My largest contiguous block is in excess of 0.5ha but to join it to other blocks using your definition may prove tricky. I was going to wait a few years until the woodland had grown but sounds like it qualifies now, as it's composed of saplings and seedlings. However, if I had a field where 20% was covered in trees but concentrated in one block on the edge (assuming 100% canopy coverage in that block) would the entire field count as a woodland?
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According to: Forestry Commission - Forestry Statistics 2005 - Sources & definitions If my calculations are correct, a tree with a 5m canopy (potentially) covers roughly 20m2. This means that it can be planted in a 10mx10m grid and still fulfil the definition of woodland. Some of the oaks I've planted are quite widely spaced but potentially have a massive canopy... According to their statistics, which admittedly are quite old now, I've planted approximately 0.000044% of trees in the UK!
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I recently contacted Ordnance Survey to enquire about naming a block of woodland on the map. They replied that for this to happen, the woodland needs to be either open to the public (it's not) or 1 hectare (2.47 acres) in size. Now, our site is about 10.5 acres (4.2 hectares) but the trees are planted in blocks. From what I can tell, the total area we've planted is about 3 acres, so well in excess of the criteria, but not all of it is in a contiguous block. Some of the gaps between sections are quite small, no more than 5 metres but wondered if this is likely to qualify as one woodland or not? If the trees were all planted at 3m spacings in a grid, the number I've planted would account for 3.6 acres but the planting density varies. Anyone done this?
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I've recently had some leylandii down - not a massive amount but not really easy to burn in this weather. I've also been pollarding a few willows. Wondered if anyone would give me an hour or so of chipper use in exchange for being able to tip a load of chip here for free? TN21 area (East Sussex/Heathfield)
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In case anyone needed to dump chip or logs we're just outside Heathfield in TN21. I'll take the chip but I'm after logs* in exchange for tipping it. HGV access no problem. Don't want brash, please 07595024752 * not expecting them to be cut to length or split but won't say no if you're desperate to get rid of a few tonnes of seasoned ash
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I use Tegera 17 - they're about £5.50 a pair and really tough full leather
