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It's river cane - in the right place it's great but does spread. I could do with a load here to hide a security fence
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gravity fed chipper on "coppicing" jobs?
spandit replied to polish pete's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Can you tie the brash into faggots & leave it - makes smaller piles than just having it loose? -
Not surprised, he's got an amazing forest garden
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On the face of it, in the long run, by adding a load of mulch, I'm adding nutrients to the area, whereas spraying will only reduce the nutrients available - not the best environmental solution! As long as I can get my trees enough light by keeping them clear of weeds, then the slower initial growth by not spraying doesn't really matter.
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Not sure if it is officially biodegradable unfortunately but it's not very thick & the stuff I put down last year has disappeared in many places. As far as I am concerned once the leaves grow they tend to shade out anything lower in the tubes & in autumn they self mulch. Considering how well the self seeded trees have done without any help, having any protection must be an advantage Did 35 today - that was 2 full Mule loads
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I didn't want to spray glyphosate for my trees so just planted them in the sward - I've laid a permeable weed membrane down and covered with woodchip - not out to a metre but should give them a reasonable chance:
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Is not a free chip tip enough? Mutually beneficial I would have thought
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I can't wait to hire in a logsplitter to process my rather large backlog... Getting them all cut, split and stacked will mean I can take it easy for two years! I won't though, I'll keep scrounging... Just need to keep the free logs going until I can coppice my own trees, although they'll take a year to season anyway
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They came back just now with a load of leylandii, willow and ash. I'd say that's a pretty good mix!
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Been said many times before, I'd rather burn free leylandii than pay for anything else!
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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
