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Open a glampsite
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First thinning of new woodland
spandit replied to spandit's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Planning on more thinning this winter. The branch logger should arrive soon and sort the ones I chop pretty quick. Got a double row of poplar and think I'll take down half of them to allow the remainers to flourish. Assume they'll survive and coppice anyway. Got masses of willow and birch to remove, as well as the odd oak. May see how it copes on gorse too -
Looks like a holzhausen
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I want to get rid of the bushy stuff, though. Think I'll have to do batches
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I use willow for cooking with in my BBQs and it's a pain to cut the small bits (broom handle thickness) so this should make it quicker. We'll see how usable the stuff is. My accountant reckons I can form a partnership with my wife to try and sell the product - not ordering my helicopter just yet
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If I feed snedded trunks through it, the stuff coming out should be useful
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Will do. My logic is that I have quite a lot of willow and birch that needs removing and dealing with all the brash is a pain. To get someone in with a chipper would cost a few hundred pounds a day and with this, I'll get a bit of firewood or stuff to make charcoal with. At worst, it'll mean no huge piles of springy brash getting in the way. Time will tell
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Well I've bitten the bullet and ordered a Remet R120.
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Which model do you have? I was wondering if the local pizza company might be interested
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The first actual answer to my question! I guess if I get one, which looks likely, I'll have to do some trial and error on it to see how it fairs
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It would be for off site use - children wouldn't be anywhere near it
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We can but try
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She teaches forest school so needs small logs for fires. She'll speak to her accountant. Otherwise, I grow a lot of varieties of willow and could start selling it
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Not too worried about selling it. I'm more thinking about less work in moving brash and dealing with the straight stuff more efficiently. Just need to see if we can buy it through my wife's business
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Artisanal kindling...
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That's what I'm thinking. A bit of usable, albeit subpar fuel, and no massive piles of springy brash to deal with. I've been BBQing with willow exclusively for years - it's great and sustainable.
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I like cooking with it. I don't have a chipper. This way I can get some potentially useful stuff out of it, whilst minimising the size of my ever expanding habitat piles. I agree it's not the best for a woodburner although as a waste product it's better than paying for logs
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I have a lot of willow and birch that needs removing. I like using 30mm+ stuff for BBQ/firepit fuel and currently stack the poles up in a cradle to cut en masse with the chainsaw. However, the willow especially has a lot of smaller branches that are a nuisance to handle and dispose of. Was thinking of getting a branch logger to produce my fuel but also to deal with the brash (in lieu of a chipper). I'm aware of the downsides that mean any usable bits will be buried in twigs, but that doesn't worry me as I'd separate the straighter stuff for processing separately. I'd be looking for a PTO powered one, handling up to 80mm. Tractor is a Ford 6610 so power not a problem 🙂
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Mine have never produced berries so I've obviously ended up with all of one gender. Think I'll aggressively prune them from a safe distance with a pole saw as they're getting quite tall
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If you could find someone who hires these I'd be very interested
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My woodland that I planted 10 years ago is doing well and includes a load of naturally seeded birch. Cut a few down today as well as some grey willow that I'd previously pruned. Should give me a few days of firewood and I didn't have to touch any of the trees I actually planted!
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My most recent loads have been oak, cherry and ash. Still got plenty of macrocarpa to process for a nice mix
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Well we'll see if you're right 😃
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It's on the boundary so good for hedging
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It was a weird shape to begin with. Left one straight vertical stem which I'm hoping will thicken up
