Devon Olsen

That's an impressive burn!

Have to admit i didn't make much sense of that paper but damn do i love forums,  ask a question and get an answer like, here's a  scientist that got ducks drunk for science hahaha

Your production numbers continue to impress! Good use of storm damaged trees to build long lasting soils!

Got a burn done recently, getting low on brush for stock so I may have to go about collecting here sooner or later

About 140 gallons this burn

So that puts me at 580 gallons

Michael, if you got the birds,can you share a Pic of your chicken ladder aforementioned?

Looks like a decent product but I couldn't tell if it could be combined with another one to expand diameter?
Would be ex0ensive compared to pallets for my purposes but would lo9k shar,if it lasted 6 years or more perhaps a worthwhile investment

I would say risk is low, but If you feel it is worth the peace of mind, you could always install a root barrier that runs to 30 in depth around the pipes in areas where the trees might encounter the pipe

This is a puzzling problem, I can offer no knowledge atthis point but hope to glean some in the future when someone else has an answer

I've fed quite a bit of elm to sheep in years past, our mother elm tree has 4 main trunks, I have been selecting one trunk to pollard every summer since we moved in. This year, since we no longer have sheep, I will cut this year's trunk if a neighbor decides to bring her sheep to graze, or I will do my cutting after dormancy to maintain my "schedule"