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Thread: Small Diameter Red Cedar Logs
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27th September 2006, 09:38 PM #1Senior Member
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Small Diameter Red Cedar Logs
Small Diameter Red Cedar
Is there anyone there who can use or knows of a use for small diameter red cedar logs. These are either small trees I’ve had to thin out or are the tops of trees that I’ve cut. They would normally be no greater that 6 inches in diameter although sometimes there is something larger. Anything larger than this I usually have sawn up as I do have a small market for small dimension pieces. I grow red cedar on my farm and although most of my trees are quite small, there are a few larger trees that I have to cut as well as the smaller diameter trees. Some of these have died from drought and others need thinning out. They can be either free, by donation if you feel that way inclined, and yes I will also take money if it is possible. I’m located about 100 miles north of Brisbane at the aptly named Cedar Pocket. From my inventory, I probably have about 600 trees larger that about 6 inches in diameter up to about a metre in diameter and maybe growing at about 10 cubic metres per year or I'd like to think so anyway.
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27th September 2006, 09:45 PM #2You've got to risk it to get the biscuit
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they could be used for turning blanks. sounds like some good sizes.
cheersS T I R L O
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27th September 2006, 09:54 PM #3
Bob, I have PM'd you with my phone numbers. I'm in east deep creek/Monkland
Cheers AllanI love my Lucas!! ...just ask me!
Allan.
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27th September 2006, 11:47 PM #4
Bob, I am interested in farm forestry and would like to know how to propagate cedar. Did you do it from seeds or seedlings. Damien.
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29th September 2006, 08:58 PM #5Senior Member
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Farm Forestry and Red Cedar
Farm Forestry
Most of the red cedar that grows here is from natural regeneration. It does though produce plenty of seeds which germinate well. Red Cedar seems to regenerate well in well drained soils on rainforest areas that were once cleared. I’m not too sure how good they are really for farm forestry because to make money out of them, they need to be quite large in diameter and to do this in at least reasonable time, they need good moist fertile soil. They need to be very well spaced so that they develop a large crown on a short butt log. If all these things aren’t right, they will take many hundreds of years to grow into something commercial. On good sites with everything going well, they might be quite lucrative but the time frame still would be probably a minimum of about 40 years. Quite a wait! As I mentioned in my notice, it is difficult finding an outlet for small diameter logs. If you want to know more about my farm forestry efforts, have a look at my home page listed in “Inspirational Sites” with Ubeaut notices.
Yes the small logs can also be used for turning blocks but you have to be a bit cautious of the very centre of the log.
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