The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: suebwales on May 03, 2010, 08:28:37 pm
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I'm building a new house and have about 5 acres of land. I used to have angora goats ans kune kune pigs before the move. I want to make a willow or hazel patch to grow firewood. I already have ash trees which I've planed at different heights. Which type of willow do I need to get? I remember seeing an advert for trees which within two years grew over ten foot. These were like cut-and-come again trees.
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Hi and welcome to TAS! Sounds like an interesting project you have there - where are you?
I've seen the advert too but can't put my hand on it - sorry. Sure someone else will be able to help.
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Hello and welcome from Devon :)
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Hi and welcome. Please post on here when you find out, sounds really interesting.
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Hello from me in South Lanarkshire :wave:
I've got Kune kunes too ;D ;D ;D
As for willow - as far as I'm aware once it's established you can quite easily get 6ft of growth a year,(as long as it's not a weeping or dwarf variety) the cut and come again thing is called coppicing and can be done with pretty much any variety of tree (though I think willow's probably the fastest growing ;)) Your ash will make the best firewood ever and doesn't need to be seasoned for quite as long as other wood - good luck and let us know how you're getting on.
Karen x
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WElcome from Fife :wave:
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Hello,
We want to grow Willow on our land as well (if we ever finally complete on the sale). I've been looking at the mammoth willow website www.mammothwillow.co.uk - they have wood fuel kits. Is this the kind of thing you were after?
Susie
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Hi and welcome from Australia.
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hello & welcome