ratter1234 1 Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 hi all im am looking to plant a bit of a coppice in and around a new pen but not sure what trees/ growth to plant. any ideas please ? Quote Link to post
shovel leaner 7,650 Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Hi,Christmas trees are good and can provide shootable cover fairly quickly depending on what size you plant .If you have some laurel on the shoot already you can get some free plants just planting some cuttings (look for the branches with the roots growing out of them).If the area has some ground that is a bit boggy "where isnt at the moment"try some willow,which again can be planted from cuttings for nothing.ATB Quote Link to post
gerron 13 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 if its ground cover your after then i have to say i am a big fan of laurel, iv just ordered 200 plants to be planted out next month, there arnt any on the estate at the moment, (this is only my second year) but iv found it has worked well for me in the past, if the woods are bare and cold then a couple of rows of christmas trees round the outside will make it a warmer place to roost too Quote Link to post
Bosun11 537 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Fir trees make it a damn sight harder to spot birds on the roost under a full moon... Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Fir trees make it a damn sight harder to spot birds on the roost under a full moon... Thats why i like white lurchers.......spot them easier in the scope... 1 Quote Link to post
Bosun11 537 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Fir trees make it a damn sight harder to spot birds on the roost under a full moon... Thats why i like white lurchers.......spot them easier in the scope... Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Fir trees make it a damn sight harder to spot birds on the roost under a full moon... Thats why i like white lurchers.......spot them easier in the scope... 1 Quote Link to post
Jay Argh 6 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 May not be wholly relevant....but...when I looked after a collection of pheasants (ornamental & game), about the only plant or shrub that DIDN'T get trashed in the aviaries was the Christmas Trees. Pheasants now sold on, Christmas trees planted out in a small plantation......and the neighbours pheasants are almost always in amongst them. Quote Link to post
alimac 882 Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 There good cover for 10 years or so then they block out all light & it becomes bare and cold at ground level very quick after that, birds just won't hold in it the same as when it was younger.. 1 Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 There good cover for 10 years or so then they block out all light & it becomes bare and cold at ground level very quick after that, birds just won't hold in it the same as when it was younger.. Correct.... Unless you plant them specifically for pheasants with plenty room. And once there up a few dropped trees in the right place makes for some good flushing points. Quote Link to post
alimac 882 Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 I chopped them into 3ft sections & sat the upside down, got a lot more ground cover per tree. Horrid sticky fecking job.. 1 Quote Link to post
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