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CS on Traditional Orchards- unwise?
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<blockquote data-quote="PhilipB" data-source="post: 6631218" data-attributes="member: 106154"><p>In Kent. Traditional "mixed" Kent farm. </p><p></p><p>Elderly relative who thought the the post war world was largely a mistake. And so carried on planting orchards on a traditional plan into the 90s.</p><p></p><p>So the orchards are probably on the best soil. </p><p></p><p>As well as the £200 per hectare there is the possibility of £60 a tree for "regenerative pruning" - which is potentially quite useful. </p><p></p><p>The question is whether NE would consider that they needed pruning. </p><p></p><p>The thing that worries me is the "habitat" emphasis. If this was about "landscape value" then my heart would be in it more, because I see that traditional orchards add to the landscape. Were this (say) a grant administered by the weald AONB for traditional landscape maintenance then I think I'd be happier. </p><p></p><p>Re grazing, yes, that's possible, but with the trees forking at about 1.5 metres and nettles too, "lookering" would be a pain. </p><p></p><p>Plus if NE want, in effect, a wood made of fruit trees and will not pay to have the canopy thinned by pruning then the value of the grass will surely shrink to practically nil. </p><p></p><p>I suppose I could hang on and hope the ELMs comes up with grants more focused on landscape history, but I guess this "habitat" idea isn't going to vanish.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PhilipB, post: 6631218, member: 106154"] In Kent. Traditional "mixed" Kent farm. Elderly relative who thought the the post war world was largely a mistake. And so carried on planting orchards on a traditional plan into the 90s. So the orchards are probably on the best soil. As well as the £200 per hectare there is the possibility of £60 a tree for "regenerative pruning" - which is potentially quite useful. The question is whether NE would consider that they needed pruning. The thing that worries me is the "habitat" emphasis. If this was about "landscape value" then my heart would be in it more, because I see that traditional orchards add to the landscape. Were this (say) a grant administered by the weald AONB for traditional landscape maintenance then I think I'd be happier. Re grazing, yes, that's possible, but with the trees forking at about 1.5 metres and nettles too, "lookering" would be a pain. Plus if NE want, in effect, a wood made of fruit trees and will not pay to have the canopy thinned by pruning then the value of the grass will surely shrink to practically nil. I suppose I could hang on and hope the ELMs comes up with grants more focused on landscape history, but I guess this "habitat" idea isn't going to vanish. [/QUOTE]
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