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Tree value

  • 25-01-2011 10:09PM
    #1
    deise toffee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭


    I have about 6 acres of forestry on an outside farm,all silver birch.Im just wondering has it has much value apart from being cut for firewood..Anybody in the know about timber here.Thanks.....


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  • #2
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    deise toffee wrote: »
    I have about 6 acres of forestry on an outside farm,all silver birch.Im just wondering has it has much value apart from being cut for firewood..Anybody in the know about timber here.Thanks.....

    There's a good firewood value to it. People would come in and clear it for firewood and pay you by the cubic meter for it. Hardwood is difficult to find these days. A small add in donedeal or on the Farmers Journal would yield a lot of interest I suspect.


  • #3
    Mordy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭Mordy


    deise toffee wrote: »
    I have about 6 acres of forestry on an outside farm,all silver birch.Im just wondering has it has much value apart from being cut for firewood..Anybody in the know about timber here.Thanks.....

    To get Birch to a final crop you have to thin little and often, leaving the good quality stems to mature. Commercial timber would ideally, be about 25cm+ diameter at 1.3m height and ideally 5m lengths. This could go for about €70 per cubic M at road side. Firewood from thinnings would be about €10 per cubic Metre Standing depending on access, 35-45€ at road side.

    You should get advice from a forester to insure thinning to is done to give the best final crop possible. You’ll need a General Felling Licence prior to carrying out thinning.

    Mordy


  • #4
    TomOnBoard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭TomOnBoard


    Hi

    Did you ever get this sorted?

    Tom
    Mordy wrote: »
    To get Birch to a final crop you have to thin little and often, leaving the good quality stems to mature. Commercial timber would ideally, be about 25cm+ diameter at 1.3m height and ideally 5m lengths. This could go for about €70 per cubic M at road side. Firewood from thinnings would be about €10 per cubic Metre Standing depending on access, 35-45€ at road side.

    You should get advice from a forester to insure thinning to is done to give the best final crop possible. You’ll need a General Felling Licence prior to carrying out thinning.

    Mordy


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