spandit
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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
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Small dog/ mammal killer wanted.... & safe with children
spandit replied to SteveA's topic in General chat
My sprocker has been renamed "Vole-de-mort" as she keeps catching the little critters. She's killed a few mice too but is amazingly tolerant of our 5-year old daughter -
Tip site in Favesham/Tynham or Sittingbourne, Kent
spandit replied to JaySmith's topic in General chat
We have HGV access but in TN21, may be a bit far? -
I've put aside some leylandii for these although they do burn surprisingly quickly once going. Need to get a blacksmith to make some stands for them - like tall Christmas tree stands, I think. Edit: I've got some old brake discs lying around - with the middles cut out and tapped for retaining bolts, with a spike welded/bolted on, I think they'd be perfect!
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Well, new band arrived and after taking the chainsaw apart, discovered it was indeed the spring that had snapped! Doh! Not to worry, it's not my livelihood...
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I am still unsure how cutting down all the ash trees and not planting any new ones will solve the problem of dieback. Surely planting more with the hope that a resistant strain will develop is the answer? This thread has crept a bit anyway
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I've always used Bahco but as mentioned, they're hardpoint blades and not designed to be sharpened. A friend of mine (former tree surgeon) had a big old blade that wasn't hardpoint (he kept it sharp) and it was like cutting through butter but that probably doesn't help you
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I've ordered a new band anyway - I'll take it apart when I get a moment. Busy planting trees and sorting the willow I coppiced this morning (processing it with a billhook and bowsaw). Will adjust the idle screws too!
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Which control spring?
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My chain brake stopped working today on my Stihl MS181 - just wondering whether I'm likely to have worn through the band as I tend to use it quite a lot (idles a bit fast and chain doesn't always stop)? They're quite cheap on eBay and I imagine not difficult to replace but is this a common failure?
