Hi Fiveoaks, interesting post thank you, may I ask, how far apart do you plant your willow? Thanks, TB
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Willow for fuel.
#21
Posted 19 December 2012 - 12:26
#22
Posted 19 December 2012 - 14:01
5O - what variety are you using?
TB - we hope you have been properly tested!
#23
Posted 19 December 2012 - 20:25
You would not believe what I have been tested for CG, some I have passed and some I have failed but sometimes a negative result has been a positive for me!
#24
Posted 19 December 2012 - 20:54
Aw Shucks! We apologise - we were trying to be humerous but the joke definitely fell flat, but we are pleased to learn that you feel a negative result has been positive for you sometimes.
#25
Posted 20 December 2012 - 19:42
Hi Fiveoaks, interesting post thank you, may I ask, how far apart do you plant your willow? Thanks, TB
Each of my rows is 100 meters long and the trees are every meter. I have a stick that I use for measuring when I'm planting
The gap between my rows is just a little bigger than my van so when harvest time comes I can get down the rows
I also have a speacial tool for putting the hole in the floor, it's sort of a garden fork but with only one spike
I'll have to see if I have some pictures and post them up
#26
Posted 20 December 2012 - 20:14
is there any chance you could post some pictures.
These are from last year, bit boring due to the lack of green
I'm just about to put 3 more rows in
Ive just planted 45 fruit trees next to my other 40 fruit trees
#27
Posted 20 December 2012 - 20:43
"I also have a speacial tool for putting the hole in the floor, it's sort of a garden fork but with only one spike"
Would that just be a spike then lol? Are the tree guards essential, i remember seeing willow being grown near lockerbie and it was just a stick in the ground. They were for biofuel on a big scale and were planted much closer than this as i recall, then cut savagely after their first years growth.
Pics look very neat, all credit to you, I think I will give this a go all being well but doubt my rows will be as neat as yours!
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Thank you for taking time to reply
#28
Posted 21 December 2012 - 15:23
Perfect. Are you planing on cutting them back in the first year and then leaving it another 3 to 4 before the next cut? Have you applied for any grants to do this?
#29
Posted 24 December 2012 - 11:11
Perfect. Are you planing on cutting them back in the first year and then leaving it another 3 to 4 before the next cut? Have you applied for any grants to do this?
Perfect. Are you planing on cutting them back in the first year and then leaving it another 3 to 4 before the next cut? Have you applied for any grants to do this?
If you look closley at the trees on the left, these are trees that I planted 2 years ago and then cut last year
After you have cut the one branch you start with 5 or 6 shoot out and grow like crazy
I will have to take some pictures in the summer for you
Also on the spacing.....
As I believe you can plant the rows much closer together but this would be for woodchip and I'm wanting logs. I also want really easy access to make for the easyiest access
I want to sit in front of my log fire, not fighting to get the logs out of the field :-)