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What type of trees for a bog

  • 22-01-2012 07:00PM
    #1
    MOC1972
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭


    As Above I would like to plant a corner of my land its peaty type soil.
    At the moment its gone wild with some furs growing in the dry places.
    There is no standing water so I would like to make use of it to fuel my
    stove in the coming years.
    I would like to plant a mix of trees how would ash do in the places the furs are growing I would plant some pines or forestry type tree but only to help the other trees as a wind break.
    Thanks in advance :)


Comments

  • #2
    greenfingers89
    Closed Accounts Posts: 262 ✭✭greenfingers89


    where in the country are you? is the site exposed to sea or very windy? what (roughly) is the height above sea level? how deep is the peat? is there any vegetation on the peat?


  • #3
    mountainy man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 987 ✭✭✭mountainy man


    Ash is not happy in an acid/peaty soil, I would go for lodgepole or scots pines as shelter and birch and alder as the main body of wood.


  • #4
    benjydagg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 199 ✭✭benjydagg


    Alder and birch for firewood in non tillage land.
    However, I planted miscanthus (elephant grass) in 2011 with the intention of supplying enough fuel to heat a large house by year 3.
    Peaty soil, not recommended for miscanthus, but I am hopeful. I am also thinning out 13 year old ash at the moment. Very satisfying..


  • #5
    Oldtree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,109 ✭✭✭Oldtree


    What is growing around you at the moment in the area. Find what is doing well locally and that would be a good idea to copy.


  • #6
    MOC1972
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭MOC1972


    Hi not sure how high above sea level not near the sea live west galway.
    What is growing near Oak but there is gravel near it.
    This is just dry peat so there is not a lot of water at the moment growing
    mostly rushes some grass


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  • #7
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,963 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Agree with Bengydagg above. Alder is doing very well for me on cutaway bog, have some planted in'04 and it is about 10cm dbh. But a bog is very variable, I think it has to do with depth of peat and height of watertable. Mix the species though in case some sort of beetle invades in the future.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #8
    greenfingers89
    Closed Accounts Posts: 262 ✭✭greenfingers89


    alder, birch, lodgepole pine north coastal, wouldnt be putting high hopes in scots pine though! sitka spruce if the peat isnt that deep....and a bit of rock phosphate and urea wont go astray methinks


  • #9
    MOC1972
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭MOC1972


    Thanks guys for all the help will start to plant soon.


  • #10
    greenfingers89
    Closed Accounts Posts: 262 ✭✭greenfingers89


    MOC1972 wrote: »
    Thanks guys for all the help will start to plant soon.

    dont forget a bit of drainage never goes astray!


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