Will definitely be picking up a reciprocating saw in future for collecting, budget is non existent for this project so the hand saw will have to do... Even if some of these tap roots are as thick as the trunks
Luckily the soil is just years and years worth ofcomposted beech leaves so its extremely easy going, just digging with a root hook and my hands for 95% of it.
loving the little natural literati front right
I would love to but now he's not got the logistics of getting trees out to worry about he's already started ordering shit for his driveway, if I don't get them out now they'll be ripped out with a digger
Added to the list for future. Couldn't have been any luckier with getting thee out, not a stone in sight just nice fluffy earth, only needed a root hook, saw and some clippers!
Um, err, hindsight is 20/20, but, I would have waited for the digger-provided he could schedule it soon enough. Would have made the whole process easier and potentially better for the trees...I would love to but now he's not got the logistics of getting trees out to worry about he's already started ordering shit for his driveway, if I don't get them out now they'll be ripped out with a digger
Well that was the main issue, driveways going in ",sometime before September". So whenever he has a quiet week at work to take off, and I didn't fancy trying to do this in the middle of summer. + I've been off work past week which allowed me to take my time and figure it all out as these were my first
unless I'm missing something obvious?
I've seen 200 year old boxwood scraped up with a bulldozer that were perfectly salvageable even with entire root masses...so it's all relative...If you're friends with the operator, yeah, it's A LOT easier and gentler on the trees. Don't have to be brutal if you go slow on a couple...Well that was the main issue, driveways going in ",sometime before September". So whenever he has a quiet week at work to take off, and I didn't fancy trying to do this in the middle of summer. + I've been off work past week which allowed me to take my time and figure it all out as these were my first
Not sure digger would have been better off for the trees. My brother's a groundworker rather than landscaper so they don't have any attachments for gently removing trees, just ripping them out
Definitely will keep that in mind for future. He's also gonnaa be bringing me anything he does end up digging up at work so more free trees!
i guess I have tried as I didn't have a clue what I was doing with it chopped all the foliage off, ripped off 95% of the roots, then forgot to water it for nearly a week and it's still alive
Some of them will for sure be getting sold if they all survive.
Just do not ship across country borders unless it is highly special material. This is not special enough; You will have access to this material in USA too.
Thanks for the info. More soil is on the way, I've not quite mastered the working out stage of how much I will need.
I thought that would have been the case. I'm sure someone over there will be growing beech to a higher standard than this material, be it European or American, once shipping and risk is factored in almost definitely cheaper too.
Major pain in the ass is an understatement, unless you're willing to pay for quarantine care for two years at a registered importer, or have the facilities to accommodate that quarantine, or can convince the seller to do the same.
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