permaculture

["Mike Sabin" <m_sabin@mindspring.com>]

Hi all - 

I'm new to the list; just bought a home on ~0.8 acre in SE Tennessee,
USA, that I'm trying to reconfigure to provide some useful products 
for my family.  I've got a row of 8 or 9 dogwood trees stretching about
25-30 meters or so, that I'd like to take down, so that I could have a
row of various types of fruit trees instead.  I was thinking that I
might manage the old dogwood stumps for coppice wood.  The dogwood trees
range in caliper from about 15 to 25 cm.  Would my idea be viable?  How
far above grade should I cut the trees, and what can I expect in terms
of harvest rate, etc.  Any help or ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Mike