Suz - it looks bad I admit (I was searching for angels :-) In fact, those trees that remain are quite safe and will enjoy the increased light and space and no, no chainsaw spins it's teeth in my garden. All cuts made with a pruning saw. I've a right arm like Popeye's.
Firewood and space to grow fruit trees and bushes wildcrafty. Managing a food forest involves some replacement now and again. Mostly these were wineberry and pittosporum but there was an apricot amongst them. A couple of non-performing apple trees. I've left myself enough cover to hide in.
"Managing a food forest involves some replacement now and again" ... "Hence the (potential) need to hide"
Aaaah, a food forest! So that will be a different reason to why you were castigating a local cockie for dropping a few trees within sight of a road a couple of weeks ago. And reckoned the community had property rights to his trees for some ill perceived amenity value?
Yes, I would hide if I were you. Along with your chainsaw.
PMofNZ - I've no idea what you are referring to. Jonesy - I began with native shelter trees but would do it differently now-a-days. I'll write about this in detail soon but for now, I'm off to talk to a Lions Club. Must roar!
"Aaaah, a food forest! So that will be a different reason to why you were castigating a local cockie for dropping a few trees within sight of a road a couple of weeks ago.'
PMofNZ - that's a fairly feeble effort from you, trying to equate his mass of destruction with my sustainable harvest. Firstly, his were not 'a few trees'. He clear-felled what looks to be 20 acres of native forest. My pruning removed a few trees where they were crowding. Those I cut will coppice (that is, re-grow from the stump). Sustainable harvest that. "So that will be different" - yes, profoundly. No wonder I didn't know what you were referring too!
If you could send a cheque for $22,000 for your relinquished carbon credits to PO Box 7084 Invercargill, made out to C. Ash, I can make this all go away....
Busted by the legal fraternity! Curse Nick Smith, John Key and National's lunatic Emmissioms Trading Scheme! The carbon is safe Paddy, for another year at least (can't burn it green!), By then I'll have replanted with interest. Robyn Pagan'll have some thinking to do with all those Queen's Park trees to manage. Wonder what he's planning? Cheque's in the mail.
You have to be careful how you spell that! I had to check.
"The spellings check, checque, and cheque were used interchangeably from the 17th century until the 20th century. However, since the 19th century, ...'
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Pruning/Deforestation, a fine line!!
Any trees left to hide out in for a few days? Was it a chain-saw you were wielding with such enthusiasm?
I'm laughing. Yes indeed, you should be worried.
What were the trees? Were you after firewood?
Does anyone from Labour read this blog, I wonder?
"Does anyone from Labour read this blog, I wonder?"
Yes, they both do.
Suz - it looks bad I admit (I was searching for angels :-)
In fact, those trees that remain are quite safe and will enjoy the increased light and space and no, no chainsaw spins it's teeth in my garden. All cuts made with a pruning saw. I've a right arm like Popeye's.
Firewood and space to grow fruit trees and bushes wildcrafty. Managing a food forest involves some replacement now and again. Mostly these were wineberry and pittosporum but there was an apricot amongst them. A couple of non-performing apple trees. I've left myself enough cover to hide in.
I imagine so Anonymous, though how could I tell?
Red text?
Shane - most unkind and just the sort of thing Perigo and Ansell would say (to their huge audience :-)
when you started your food forest, which trees did you plant first?
"Managing a food forest involves some replacement now and again" ... "Hence the (potential) need to hide"
Aaaah, a food forest! So that will be a different reason to why you were castigating a local cockie for dropping a few trees within sight of a road a couple of weeks ago. And reckoned the community had property rights to his trees for some ill perceived amenity value?
Yes, I would hide if I were you. Along with your chainsaw.
PMofNZ - I've no idea what you are referring to.
Jonesy - I began with native shelter trees but would do it differently now-a-days. I'll write about this in detail soon but for now, I'm off to talk to a Lions Club. Must roar!
Failing memory?
This might help - here.
"Aaaah, a food forest! So that will be a different reason to why you were castigating a local cockie for dropping a few trees within sight of a road a couple of weeks ago.'
PMofNZ - that's a fairly feeble effort from you, trying to equate his mass of destruction with my sustainable harvest.
Firstly, his were not 'a few trees'. He clear-felled what looks to be 20 acres of native forest. My pruning removed a few trees where they were crowding. Those I cut will coppice (that is, re-grow from the stump). Sustainable harvest that.
"So that will be different" - yes, profoundly.
No wonder I didn't know what you were referring too!
If you could send a cheque for $22,000 for your relinquished carbon credits to PO Box 7084 Invercargill, made out to C. Ash, I can make this all go away....
Busted by the legal fraternity!
Curse Nick Smith, John Key and National's lunatic Emmissioms Trading Scheme!
The carbon is safe Paddy, for another year at least (can't burn it green!),
By then I'll have replanted with interest.
Robyn Pagan'll have some thinking to do with all those Queen's Park trees to manage. Wonder what he's planning?
Cheque's in the mail.
You have to be careful how you spell that! I had to check.
"The spellings check, checque, and cheque were used interchangeably from the 17th century until the 20th century. However, since the 19th century, ...'
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=checque
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