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46 posts & 26 voices | Started 4 months ago by Stoner | Latest reply from Shorty121

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Stoner - Member

I dont think eucalyptus is as fast growing, but I didnt research it specifically.
I did look at poplar, but there's some issues about rust and genetic problems with the current species strains that are availble.
M&D recently had a massive one felled in their garden. Not a particularly nice tree to have around as the bark and leaves dont mulch well and it sheds it's bark all year round making quite a mess.

I like willow because it seasons so quickly, is easy to split and since I dont have an open fire I dont have to worry about spitting.

Posted 4 months ago #
Edukator - Member

#impressed#

Posted 4 months ago #
Ho hum - Member

Well done you.

One thing though, don't you think you could have planted them in a slightly more interesting way than just straight lines? Make it look a least a bit more natural?

It's not a criticism, even staggered lines would have looked slightly better.

Posted 4 months ago #
Stoner - Member

Ive been told it's really far easier to manage and harvest when there's space to work. And the lines wont be nearly as noticeable once theyve grown a bit.

Posted 4 months ago #
Markie - Member

It's not a criticism, even staggered lines would have looked slightly better.

Going by my hedge's effort, once everything gets its growth on it will look plenty natural enough!

Posted 4 months ago #
ski - Member

Stoner, great post & what a great location

Sorry if this is a stupid question, regarding the Triandra - Q83 hybrid wips you bought, if you take cuttings off these in the future to re-plant, will they still be hybrids like their parents?

Posted 4 months ago #
Stoner - Member

yes. Effectively cloning.

Posted 4 months ago #
Harry_the_Spider - Member

Here is my Christmas project. It still needs a little work.

Had 3 tons of wood delivered last month for the burner and the outside temp hasn't dropped below 13°C since

Posted 4 months ago #
Stoner - Member

needs more orange paint.

Posted 4 months ago #
Albanach - Member

Very interested in the above Stoner as I'm hopefully going to have 0.5 acres of land which I could coppice, planning permission pending.

I should yield between 8 and 12 oven dry tonnes a year per hectare. That assumes a planting density of 10,000 whips per hectare (which is 10,000m2) so that's one whip per 1m2. Ive actually planted mine a bit denser than that, but since I have planted 500 whips, taking up about 400 sqm, then in theory I should be able to yield half a tonne+ year dry weight. Doesnt sound like a lot but it's probably worth about £100-150 of firewood bought locally.

Is your estimated yield of 500 kg based on a harvest of a third per year? Confused as should it not be a third of 500kg?

The cords should grow to 3-4" in diameter over 3-4 years.

Are the cords the original whips or are cords the trees post first year cut?

Should be able to harvest +10 x 4' x 3-4" cord off each third stand.

Again totally confused...can you tell me what a stand is and what a cord is?

Posted 2 months ago #
Shorty121 - Member

Looks like you could do with a better fencer

Posted 2 months ago #