oak wood

[old tree man]

I thought you would like to see this, 20yrs ago i had a contract to plant an oak wood in a secluded place in north yorkshire they were only whips when i planted them 11" high, i planted 10,000 hard woods, its lovely to think that my grandchildren and their grandchildren will see these mature, its a great legacy to leave

[oldfella]

One hell of Legacy to leave Russ, and not to only your grand children but to all of us.

[spider8]

Fantastic, great job

[pelmetman]

Blimey!................................I thought we had done our bit by planting 50+ trees in the various gardens we have created over the years

10,000 how long did that take? and a great legacy

Dave

[snapdragon]

Superb job and thriving too

[Keaniebean]

That's fantastic Oakwood, I would love to be able to say had done something that really made a difference and would stand the test of time long after I was gone.

[bonniethomas06]

Wow, how satisfying to see. And to think that those trees could still be around in hundreds of years time, when we are all just carbon molecules.

Nice one

[Millymollymandy]

Ahhhh fantastic, you are our very own "the man who planted trees". Must search for the link for you and it's such a lovely story/short film. Well done Russ.

Have a look:

http://www.selfsufficientish.com/forum/ ... es#p190626

[old tree man]

I have just watched the short film, what a beautiful story it really warms your heart quite humbling really......
it was a cold winter when my wood was planted, when i was young and fit it was quite normal to plant 1000 trees a day on a flat piece of land, i would truly love to go round the country and check on the other trees that i have planted it must go into the thousands covering nearly 40yrs, i have never really thought of it much but seeing my oak wood has ignited my interest, alot of the trees would have been soft wood but a vast majority will be hardwoods, at least i have made my mark on this world and that makes me feel good

[pelmetman]

A 1000 a day so for a 8 hour day thats a more than a 100 per hour, you certainly earn't your money

Dave

[Millymollymandy]

Sounds backbreaking to me but what a lovely legacy to leave behind!

[Green Aura]

So you're our very own "man who planted trees"!

Well done Russ, as everyone else has said, a fantastic legacy for everyone.

[123sologne]

It is just beautiful! I love oaks, such majesty in these amazing trees! Well done! you should be very proud!

[Millymollymandy]

I was watching a bit about old oak trees from the last episode of Countryfile and it seems that you find their age by measuring the girth of the trunk - I have a big old one I keep meaning to do this to! They had one that was 9 metres circumference which equalled 900 years old...... At a guess my big un would be at least 100 if not 200 years old then - possibly even as old as my house. I have such respect for these trees.

[old tree man]

Thats wonderful, i agree totally MMM they are majestic and beautiful when i walk through some of the old woods near to where i live you CAN feel thier strength and age around you i think its a wonderful feeling, i often take a book and read under thier branches its brilliant