"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
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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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