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Some planting questions (I should've asked long ago)
spandit replied to spandit's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I'm leaning at a 45° angle in this wind so difficult to tell if they're going in vertical or not... Not having a good day, to be honest. Doesn't help having pneumonia... -
Stunning work! It's a pity such a great site is spoiled by those compost daleks - I've never got useable stuff out of one and they don't hold much
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Some planting questions (I should've asked long ago)
spandit replied to spandit's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I knew it would grow upwards but wondered whether that would leave it with a permanent bend or not -
Some planting questions (I should've asked long ago)
spandit replied to spandit's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Thanks, fellas* * no pun intended -
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I think cyanide is flammable anyway... As with any wood, if it's seasoned, it'll be fine, especially in a wood burner
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Further to this thread: http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/forestry-woodland-management/69371-first-post-planting-native-woodland-east-sussex.html My trees have now arrived and I've started trying to plant a few (only 1,450 to go!) However, I have a few questions before I continue: 1) for the trees I have been supplied with 1.2m Tubex shelters. Are these best buried in the ground or should I try and leave a gap to make it draughty to discourage voles/standing water? 2) for the shrubs, I've been supplied with spirals. The ones I bought myself a while ago have holes in them, these new ones don't - is that a good or bad thing? 3) how vertical does the whip need to be? Some of them tend to lean as I tread them in the slit. Not that it particularly matters if they don't grow completely straight, it's a "natural" woodland I'm aiming for
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Now you're taking the mickey... as if I'd just chip that beautiful slab of timber (although my woodchipper makes short shrift of apples etc. as long as they're not too big or solid
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It's a big truck, virtually a monster truck
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Not sure it's big enough
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Just mention this thread when you ask for my autograph during my inspirational talk tour
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Not big enough, that's a kindling saw
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I know most of you probably don't agree with muggles having chainsaws but I've still got most of my limbs and flip-flops are really practical for cutting in hot weather, although with missing toes it's sometimes difficult to keep them on... Anyway, I've got a Stihl MS-181 (better than Husqvarna? Discuss... ) and have been using their Rollomatic anti kickback chains until now but wondered whether there are options out there that would cut more efficiently? I'm mainly cross cutting firewood but potentially some light felling in the future.
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Took me quite a while to sned but you can appreciate the scale next to my 4x4...
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Chain sharpening is for wimps. Real men just force it through & make dust
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Yep, showing now... Here's one down locally but didn't make the news & the bloke who owns the property is a tree surgeon!
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It was dead, unfortunately. Also, it was in the wrong place I stand corrected and feel ashamed
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Don't know what all the fuss is about qualifications, I brought this behemoth crashing down without damaging anything or anyone
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Are you able to rehandle an old one? They often appear at boot sales very cheaply. My Brades was £2
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Looking for chip to use for pathways/mulch or anything worth burning HGV access and we have a kettle PM for details
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Yes it will probably sprout new growth and if you do it, do it now as Spring is very much in the ascendency
