I recently bought in two cubic metres of birch for my firewalking, tho it isn't really long enough and needs seasoning I thought better to have something brewing than nothing and I can always use it on the open fire
A month later I have a crab apple felled and chopped on the drive and masses of what I thought was a leylandi but turns out to be suspected Douglas Fir - I have stacks where the first part fell in a gale and a stack I made yesterday after a friend came with a chainsaw and felled the rest which was great peace of mind as the first branches started shearing back in December in the ice and it's been gradual since then
I also have about 4 mounds of branches to burn through outdoors but not much space to get a fire in at the mo - thinking that through as I might get more kindling with the lopper on the branches he's left whole.
What I could really do with is a commercial grade shredder to mulch it but my neighbours one you'd have to use scissors to cut a leaf before putting it through
so I'm thinking bonfire time - great by me as I love burning things
Still the main trunk to be chopped up next week but a huge difference to not worry about it falling on the house and I've now several tonnes of wood for next winter - if I'm here