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Trees and/or Rewilding - Where does the continuing income come from ?
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<blockquote data-quote="DrWazzock" data-source="post: 6674018" data-attributes="member: 2119"><p>My brother and I were discussing this topic and came to the conclusion it was best left alone. The tree planting grant isn't really income. It's to cover the cost of planting the trees. Thereafter there isn't really any reliable ongoing income that can't be cancelled at the drop of a hat.</p><p></p><p>We also believe that tree planting on any scale will be enacted by the government through the forestry commission buying up marginal land for a knockdown price just as it did in the late 1940's here. The neighbour's farm and quite a few others totalling 2000 acres of sandy heath land were bought for the princely sum of 7 shillings and acre (35p) and planted with Sitka spruce. These are being felled and replaced as I type.</p><p></p><p>Having spent a day last week with pruning saw and spade cutting willow roots from 10 yards of drain and still not getting it running I am pretty reluctant to ruin years of drainage investment by planting difficult but potentially productive land with trees. I remember when I was at school the geography teacher said that our land was only fit for forest. Dad pulled a 5 kg sugar beet out of the heap and told me to take it to school and show them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DrWazzock, post: 6674018, member: 2119"] My brother and I were discussing this topic and came to the conclusion it was best left alone. The tree planting grant isn't really income. It's to cover the cost of planting the trees. Thereafter there isn't really any reliable ongoing income that can't be cancelled at the drop of a hat. We also believe that tree planting on any scale will be enacted by the government through the forestry commission buying up marginal land for a knockdown price just as it did in the late 1940's here. The neighbour's farm and quite a few others totalling 2000 acres of sandy heath land were bought for the princely sum of 7 shillings and acre (35p) and planted with Sitka spruce. These are being felled and replaced as I type. Having spent a day last week with pruning saw and spade cutting willow roots from 10 yards of drain and still not getting it running I am pretty reluctant to ruin years of drainage investment by planting difficult but potentially productive land with trees. I remember when I was at school the geography teacher said that our land was only fit for forest. Dad pulled a 5 kg sugar beet out of the heap and told me to take it to school and show them. [/QUOTE]
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