permaculture

["John D'hondt" <dhondt@eircom.net>]

Very good advice Bob. Also, I'd be carefull what I did after the first year. 
Where we live in Ireland taking one tree down could bring all the rest down 
around our ears with the first good storm.
John

> "Wait one year."  Each of those trees may represent years of growth and is 
> an
> asset.  You may eventually decide to remove some of them, but I think it 
> would
> be helpful if you waited a full year and experienced the four seasons with 
> your
> present situation before deciding anything so radical as removing trees.
>
> The biggest mistake, imho, that most people make with land is moving too
> quickly.  "Long and thoughtful observation" is always the first step in
> permaculture design.  That's why a permaculture wisdom saying is "Wait One
> Year".
>
> Bob Waldrop
> http://www.ipermie.net
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Frances and David <fdnokes@hotmail.com>
> To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Wed, January 30, 2013 1:43:10 PM
> Subject: [permaculture] types of woods and their uses
>
> It looks as if we are going to stay settled for now...  And act as if we 
> own the
> place.  By that I mean that we would begin to maximize the space for 
> growing.
> And do some serious pruning and removal of trees on our property that are 
> ‘ready
> to go’ and/or seriously block the sun from the yard as conscience permits.
> What I am contemplating is that this is a golden opportunity to learn more 
> about
> trees’ woods and what they work well for...
> Which ones are good for huglekultur (sp?), composting, fungi/rot barrier,
> carving into eating implements, utensils, buttons, etc. (My mind is a 
> little
> frozen at the moment)
>
> Would anyone have any idea of such a database of information?
> Just thought I’d start by asking this highly resourceful group of people.
> Other than that, I can start by looking up the individual species as well 
> as
> seeing what resources I can locate on my topic!
> There is also a wood turner in our area that I intend to look up when we 
> are
> back home, and he would also likely have something to say on the matter.
>
> Cheers!
> Frances
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