ash trees

richard mccarthy

hi i am looking for ash trees for hurley making. i need only the bottom 1.3m
the trees need to be 20 years old +
trees on ditches are not suitable

ford2600

richard mccarthy wrote: »

hi i am looking for ash trees for hurley making. i need only the bottom 1.3m
the trees need to be 20 years old +
trees on ditches are not suitable

Where you based?

richard mccarthy

ford2600 wrote: »

Where you based?

Kilkenny

TomOnBoard

I have major reservations about this.

At this stage, I've had 3 different fellas walk Ash stands of mine (16-18 years old) and tell me "Ah, there's a few there all right- sure its a bit rough, but we'll sort it for ya, and we'll cut and stack the firewood for ya." But, hello, how much are you paying for the butts? "Ah sure,by the time we yada yada yada, we'll say 20 or 30 each, but you'll have a bit of firewood and we'll have it stacked for ya in lovely 6 foot lengths..."

I'm not suggesting anyone on here has done or said this, but I will need very sensible discussion before I let anyone onto my land to harvest hurley butts from a resource that will pay multiples of such offers as I have received each year its allowed to grow on.

If I'm wrong, please feel free to challenge me, and present your counter- arguments..

My 2 cents worth..

sawdoubters

ash growers will not let you into their woods,they will sell you the boards

richard mccarthy

hi tom
ash for butts is making 500euro per cubic meter which averages out about 30 euro each.
i think yours might be a bit small at this stage.but it is the right age or thinning. have you considered thinning it and selling the firewood. also while you are thinning they might be some big enough for butts there fore increasing your profit

albert kidd

why aren't ditch tree's suitable Richard..just interested to know is all.

richard mccarthy

albert kidd wrote: »

why aren't ditch tree's suitable Richard..just interested to know is all.

Because we cut into the roots to get turn on the grain.
On a ditch you might only get one good root

albert kidd

richard mccarthy wrote: »

Because we cut into the roots to get turn on the grain.
On a ditch you might only get one good root

ah ha..makes sense..cheers

TomOnBoard

Perhaps all is kosher. Grand.

However, this person is now turning up as sell Ash for firewood.

May be perfectly legitimate, but posting this so y'all kno..

Gerryash

Hello ASH TREES FOR HURLEYS WANTED.I am looking for the ash to be in a wood or grove.We are not interested in trees on ditches as the roots don't form as required.we are paying top prices more than the €30 that has been suggested on this board.anyone with any info get in touch thank you

blue5000

I hear the queen has some ash on Sandringham? estate for sale atm;)