CREATING A NEW COPPICE - Mini woodland for FREE!

[@colleenrobison4070]

It’s hard to imagine from my vantage point in dry west Texas. Hope it does well.

[@1000stevew]

You can also pollard trees where you have grazing livestock. An area I work on along the edge of marshes which at one time had common grazing rights has a number of willows pollaeded at between 8 and 10ft. Also in Epping Forest where similar grazing rights still exist Beech trees have been pollards at a similar height.

[@TheWoodlandOrchard]

I have mostly Hazel and Willow for coppicing and pollarding at small scale, specifically for chipping for mulch and dead hedging with the bonus of a nut harvest some years. I cut when it's at the right size for what I need and often cut out of season, when I only cut what I need as a partial coppice. You can see what I mean on a video on my channel. 100% agree on the issue of taking productive land out of production for tree planting. The two enterprises can and should coexist.

[@david1976aful]

I’d stay way from ash, purely due to ash die back. Willlow and alder love moist ground

[@Ladadadada]

When you get to laying your hedges you will need a lot of stakes and binders. Hazel and willow are good species for providing those. This little woodland will come in very handy and will save you a lot of money compared to buying them.

[@markb4253]

Consider sweet chestnut - fast growing hardwood, will coppice. silver birch, hazel and black poplar all good pioneer trees that will love the dampness.

[@andrewjarvis1242]

Willow just needs wet soil to grow. Had logs 800mm+ wide grow in nz. Have you thought of removing the old fence in the new willow planting. They're a pain the ass to remove when the trees are bigger.

[@54mgtf22]

2 landscapers in a boat. Love it 👍

[@AbellTo]

Hazel does quite well in wetter ground from my experience. Hope the coppice does well, the willow could be cut down to 1 foot so there’s less top to support. Also hazel is an incredible coppice species with so much use, if they take well and send up new sun shoots in a few years I’d say you’d be good to start the rotations of cutting. All the best, Darren from Derbyshire (woodsman and coppice worker)

[@stephanieellis5399]

Good to get such a knowledgeable comment. I like that you also added your profession.

[@AbellTo]

@@stephanieellis5399 thanks so much

[@josi7836]

I have found Hazel does surprisingly well on our patch of very wet land. If something doesn’t take, it’s easy to fill gaps later. Maybe a few dogwood for weaving activities. They make colourful, flexible whips which can be twisted and woven into wreaths or small plant supports. Loving the farm and the build!

[@diyfarm]

Good to know. They were just a few left over from hedging but the ground will soon dry up a bit with the willows in there too. Shame we don’t have more hazel as it would be useful for hedge laying in a few years.

[@dave4728]

Hi Tim, don't use poplar for copicing. Although it does copice well, it makes lousy firewood. keep up the good work.

[@petermiller1041]

Bill and James are two of the nicests landscapers you’ll meet - and did a great job with our back garden, decking, shed and bench planter.

[@diyfarm]

Great to hear. 👍

[@rncharrison]

I really think you should buy a quad bike and a little trailer. Quick to jump on and off especially when opening gates or popping somewhere. They’re light on the land in all seasons and perfect for moving things about or taking feed out.

[@stephanieellis5399]

Not disagreeing, but there really are only so many vehicles that make sense on a holding this size when it comes to space and cost of maintenance. Perhaps when most of the big heavy work (fencing, pipe laying, barn reno, etc) is done they won't have need for everything else they've got. I think Tim even said something like that a while ago. I agree, though, something like a quad could definitely come in handy.

[@vayde]

I know on a few national trust properties the volunteers use the old hazel coppices for charcoal making... If charcoal is any use on a farm?

[@terryteed1903]

Not so much charcoal, but biochar. It improves soil quality, heps the soil retain moisture and gives bacteria beneficial for growing somewhere to take root. Especially good on clay soil.

[@tobysherring1369]

There's an old tv episode of George Clarke or Kevin McLeod following a man who uses coppicing for a sustainable sewage system...as far as I remember. The trees grow in the wastewater then provide (low quality but plentiful) firewood.

[@terryteed1903]

Little tip on your AT tyres. Let some air out of the tyres, it allows the tred to flex and clears out the crud and stops them becoming slicks. If you fit bead lockers to the wheels, you can run tyres as low as 15 psi. 😊 love the whole premis of these vids. Have a sub.

[@bridgetcastle7102]

Would seriously keep Maggie out of the way of that ‘live’ rope when you are towing! Potentially very bad outcome if it was to break under load!

[@alexstewart7652]

Hedging under HT cables okish, trees close by ,= pain in the, so be careful; whilst it may not be an issue now, as they grow and you get towards my age it becomes more challenging.

[@stephanieellis5399]

7:29... What does that mean? Canadian style? As a Canadian I'm curious?

[@diyfarm]

I think that's how a canoe with a single oar rather than double ended is often referred to here.

[@stephanieellis5399]

@@diyfarm oh! So a canoe rather than a kayak (paddle at both ends). I find the English language fascinating as it changes over time and geography.

[@juliesoane7399]

How about seeding with some wetland wildflowers for the bees?

[@peterwallace9676]

Good work! Well done!!

[@howarddustan]

you need to chat to farmer P

[@shaun30-3-mg9zs]

They will take and grow well

[@michaelatkinson1378]

Should have got the pigs on the brambles

[@dalewarren8447]

Hi Tim, another great video, i think that the trees will do fine, now near then end of tree planting season i think, nice and wet, should be ok. Uk Smallholding channel info on Coppicing etc.🙂

[@diyfarm]

Thanks 👍Ill take a look

[@maxinedurling3425]

You might like to contact smallholding ukj I know he is raising trees to coppice for firewood

[@lepointjosiane9640]

gOOD MORNING tIM hENRI

[@stephengent9974]

The willows and alders will probably do OK. Not sure about the hazel On coppicing; let the trees get established well first. There are specified cycles for coppicing which you can easily find out. Other goos species are chestnut and ash. Both grow quickly, and are good timber trees. It is too wet there for oaks IMO

[@diyfarm]

Several hundred mature alders to work through while these get stated. Alders are definitely the farm specialty! 😀

[@AbellTo]

Ash suffers from dieback and sweet chestnut hates wet ground

[@richardstevenson2727]

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