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TEP&Arb.Asoc. SEMINAR III & IV of SERIES
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WIND LOAD SIMULATION & TREE STATICS
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Dr Jaroslav Kolarik & Prof Petr Horacek
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Message Received: Oct 03 2005, 12:50 PM
From: "Dan"
To: "UK Tree Care"
Cc:
Subject: Ash coppice
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TEP&Arb.Asoc. SEMINAR III & IV of SERIES
LIFE WITHIN & BENEATH THE TREE - 17th&18th Nov., Keele Conference Park.
Dr David Lonsdale, Dr Olaf Ribeiro, Dr Alan Rayner,Dr James Merryweather
WIND LOAD SIMULATION & TREE STATICS
Pollok Park-Glasgow, 1st&2nd Dec. Ashton Court-Bristol, 5th&6th Dec.
Dr Jaroslav Kolarik & Prof Petr Horacek
Bookings & info at http://www.treeworks.co.uk/seminars
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I am planning to plant (in stages) a 2-hectare coppice of common ash for
firewood on my smallholding in West Wales, to be coppiced on a 7 to 10-year
rotation. The site is currently permanent pasture that is in good condition
and lies in a fairly sheltered location about 3 miles from the sea.
I have bought and read the BTCV guides for woodlands and tree planting, but
they leave many questions unanswered, as does research on the internet.
Chief among these questions are the following:
1) What planting density is suitable? BTCV suggests 3.3m for coppice, but
some research and historical anecdotal evidence suggests that for ash,
spacing as tight as 1.0-1.5m is preferable.
2) What kind of mulch should be used? Bituminous felt, jute, polypropylene,
cardboard or nothing...?
3) Can I protect against deer with tree guards or is deer fencing the only
sure way? In particular it seems to me that quite a hefty stake (more than
the 2" square that BTCV recommends) would be needed to prevent animals
pushing saplings over and munching them. A hefty stake implies a lot of
effort would be needed in planting!
As these questions show, when it comes to silviculture I am very much an
amateur, so any comments, advice or pointers to information sources would be
gratefully received.
Regards
Dan Lucas
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Hi Dan,
Have you tried talking to Coed Cymru, very helpfull and plenty of local
knowledge.
What part of West Wales are you in?
Regards
Paul Cleaver.
TreeWorks (West Wales) Ltd.
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