Mrblue5000
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I think I'll stay at it as long as the shoulders are up to it. Thanks for all the replies. I probably am aiming at a Niche market, what that market will be like in 25 years is anyone's guess. It's a bit like predicting ww2 at the end of ww1.
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New member here, did a search on the subject and couldn't find anything so here goes. I'm a farmer with 14 acres of a mix of Sitka spruce, Norway and a bit of Alder in v. wet areas. It was planted 17 years ago and hasn't been thinned yet, hope to do it this winter 2020-21. I have some inspection paths cut through it, just by pruning a line of trees up to about 2m. In the Norway Spruce (NS) I have started to prune an odd bigger tree here and there next to the mounding drains up to approx 3.5m . Plan is that these will be my final crop. The trees that I'm pruning are 15-20cm dbh and about 8-10m high. Basically what I'm removing are dead branches with the aim of producing more valuable knot free timber. First question am I mad? Secondly I know it's a bit of a 'how long is a piece of string question' but is it worth it? Below is a before and after pic
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Beginner's Guide to Ash Dieback
Mrblue5000 replied to aesmith's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
We have it in Ireland too, I had one sapling that probably had it last year, now every sapling I've seen has it but most of the mature trees look ok so far. Following this thread to try find what's the best thing to do about it. AFAIK the spores spread from rotting leaves. One suggestion I've heard is to spread urea on the forest floor after leaves have fallen. This helps break down the leaves before the fungus can reproduce. Adding biochar to the soil around young trees seems to help them fight it off, but it has to be incorporated into the soil, not just sprinkled on top. Maybe cut the affected trees down and make charcoal out of them is a solution? New here so not sure if pic will load or not, spotted this one last weekend, I'm lucky I don't have commercial ash, but still it's sad as I'd have 100s of ash trees in hedges on the farm.
