Hazel for coppicing / Pollarding

Zak the Rabbit · « **on:** October 23, 2006, 15:10 »

Hi all,
does anyone grow trees for coppicing or pollarding? Im considering growing a Hazel or the like to supply me with straight sticks for peas etc.

Unfortunately, my knowledge of coppicing and pollarding is based only stuff i remember from studying biomass fuels and from history at school.

Where do i get a hazel tree or other suitable tree, and what do i need to do ?

Martin

noshed · « **Reply #1 on:** October 23, 2006, 15:29 »

http://www.allotmentforestry.com/allotforbooks.htm
There's some books here which might be worth getting out of the library

Zak the Rabbit · « **Reply #2 on:** October 23, 2006, 16:17 »

thanks for the link noshed,

ive been looking on't t'internet and it seems my knowldege is quite good. Just not sure which trees would be suitable for the sort of drastic coppicing i would do for peasticks. Seems though that quite a few trees are suitable generally - willow, hazel, ash etc

Martin

tully · « **Reply #3 on:** October 23, 2006, 16:48 »

you could try this bloke - I believe he is quite nice, knowlegable and approachable (Oh and I forgot to mention "my son")
www.hedgelayer.com

muntjac · « **Reply #4 on:** October 23, 2006, 16:53 »

ask a farmer or gamekeeper if you can cut some from the woods .most keepers will let you cut stuff that is growing straggly as we do here ,cut as close to the ground as you can but not in he ground 2 inches clear is good at a good 45% angle

Annie · « **Reply #5 on:** October 26, 2006, 23:29 »

We inhereted some trees which probably started life asa mixed hedge,with hazel beech and hawthorn,with a bit of blackthorn thrown in.I use hawthorn and bits that fall off a silver birch for pea sticks,and hazel that strikes from the ground are the nice straight sticks for poles etc,but Ihave no idea when these were planted to get this established.We also put in a nice bamboo,invasive type,this grew v.quickly and produced good canes from year 2.

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