spandit
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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
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There's a multistemmed holly tree on the edge of my property. It was being completely swamped by a willow that was growing through it/fallen onto it. I've removed the willow but the holly now is lacking some support and is drooping like a weeping willow. Some of the stems are rotten. Considering it's evergreen, when is best to prune it and how aggressively? Can holly take a beating?
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What's the best options for cutting your own logs?
spandit replied to Dougie Stirling's topic in Firewood forum
If you get all your logs cut to size you can hire a splitter for the day and do them all. I have a large pile waiting to be processed. It's under cover, at least -
In my experience, they want their trucks empty so they can move onto the next job. I provide somewhere to lose the wood and chip. I'm not going to refuse wood nor spend time logging stuff that isn't worth burning (like horse chestnut)
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It's still a bit green to burn well and it's been raining. I'll leave it for a few days and hopefully we'll get some sun
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That was a concern. I'll probably just burn it in situ, then. Seems like a waste, though.
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I've taken down a large willow and have a huge pile of brash to deal with. I thought rather than just burning it in situ, it might be worthwhile getting it processed and provide some useful barbecue fuel (I like cooking on wood) and kindling. Rather than buying one (PTO powered for the tractor) I wondered if anyone locally had one they hire out (or with an operator?)
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Sometimes you get lucky, tree surgeons need to dump logs quickly as they're working locally. I had a VAST amount of macrocarpa dumped - still ploughing through it. Tree surgeon felt a bit guilty so came round with a nice load of ash too which I've added into the mix. You can always say no but I find it's normally chip rather than logs and rarely hardwood. I've ended up dumping willow into habitat piles and I'd do the same with horse chestnut (I'm currently logging willow for burning next year, though, as supplies took a huge hit)
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Sound advice. I can't go back right now.
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No, I did not... I've left the pub now too
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At a pub in Lewes. Fruit too small to be apple and doesn't look like crab apple either
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Yes. Neck and neck, I'd say. Or trunk and trunk.
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Well, it's been 5 years and both doing well. The alder certainly doesn't want to let go of its friend
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Some days it does seem like I'm trying to burn asbestos
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I was given a whole load of Corsican pine years ago and it was chock full of fatwood - still using it now to make kindling. Leylandii I find a bit knotty to split but cedar is superb.
