tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post2744550855896495236..comments2024-02-10T18:50:01.193+10:00Comments on Gully Grove: Twin peaksChris http://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-39462020331630530422016-08-13T07:56:25.807+10:002016-08-13T07:56:25.807+10:00The eucalyptus oil, sounds like a great idea. I lo...The eucalyptus oil, sounds like a great idea. I love that stuff anyway. I polish my wooden furniture with it. Smells so yummy! Although, I probably caught mine through hugs. <br /><br />It's funny, because I went a week, while my husband had it and then when both my kids came down with it, that's when I did! Because I give plenty of hugs to sick kids and they always end up coughing in my face, lol.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-49810123079625126382016-08-12T16:51:21.689+10:002016-08-12T16:51:21.689+10:00Ah - the communal virus.....this usually finds me ...Ah - the communal virus.....this usually finds me running around with my eucalyptus oil swiping door handles and light switches all OCD like. Bringing a tree down always compromises some part of one's equilibrium no matter how good the cognitive logic. I hear ya.Phil Poggeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528068263542083696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-30270638252823686982016-08-12T14:09:58.889+10:002016-08-12T14:09:58.889+10:00That's the thing, isn't it, the integrity ...That's the thing, isn't it, the integrity of the house comes first. Our eucalyptus, tend to naturally coppice too. They are a great resource for firewood. We'd be putting our coppice trees to the same use, if we actually had our fireplace installed. <br /><br />It's good that you can make use of them like that though. At the rate the bush throws up new seedlings, it's a sustainable resource for heating in winter. :)<br />Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-47068474113022590142016-08-12T12:13:37.100+10:002016-08-12T12:13:37.100+10:00I feel the same, when I have to have big trees cut...I feel the same, when I have to have big trees cut down, but protecting the house is paramount and nature will take them down eventually. If they're eucalypts, which they always are here, they usually send up several coppice shoots and I let them grow until they're of a size that I can cut down (3-4" diameter) then cut them down and get some useful small firewood and leaf mulch. They give up coppicing eventually but at least I've got some resources out of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-91947274584859748272016-08-12T03:17:05.413+10:002016-08-12T03:17:05.413+10:00Getting better every day, Emma, but then I don'...Getting better every day, Emma, but then I don't want to get cocky and get straight back into hard work, either, in case I don't let it heal properly. I've noticed a couple of straight days, long bed rest, has helped enormously. It took David a week to get over it, and I'm hoping to do the same. :)<br /><br />It is hard to take down the big trees - or edible ones. They're so majestic and highly useful to the landscape, and to people. My consolation, is getting to plant a more diverse collection of plants in their place. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-57295124016025900142016-08-12T03:08:17.698+10:002016-08-12T03:08:17.698+10:00Not cheap to get removed, but we also consider the...Not cheap to get removed, but we also consider the cooling costs they've saved us, over the years too. Which is why we're reluctant to remove trees in the first place. These two cost us $770, which is $385 per tree. We paid for a larger tree to be removed, about nine years ago, and it cost us $400, then. So we were happy with the value, this time around. They even did a better job, cutting it into 1 metre lengths. <br /><br />I suspect if you don't live on acreage, it costs more to have trees removed. I recall my mum had two large trees coppiced (so not even fully removed) for around $1000, several years back. She lived on 1/2 an acre, and one of the trees was very close to a boundary fence.<br /><br />When there's more risk in limited space, they have to use more equipment and take more time, bringing them down. They fact they can just drop a tree here, cut it up, not have to cart it away or grind a stump, is probably what makes our prices, a lot cheaper.<br /><br />Thanks for letting me know your experience with growing macadamia. We live on a slope, so planting them down hill, will mean they come nowhere near our solar panels. I love the thought of not having to prune! But it's great to know they're living where you are. Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-19126516596581522852016-08-11T23:11:52.222+10:002016-08-11T23:11:52.222+10:00I'm sorry to hear your unwell, I hope your in ...I'm sorry to hear your unwell, I hope your in the men's soon! <br /><br />It's hard to cut big trees down isn't it? Always sad. But comforting to know they will go to good use. <br /><br />XxEmma Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08500696381837942950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-55036280213471592402016-08-11T21:23:57.396+10:002016-08-11T21:23:57.396+10:00We have three macadamia nut trees, Chris and they ...We have three macadamia nut trees, Chris and they are great in summer but are growing on the side we have the solar panels on so might have to have a trim. It is not cheap to have large trees cut down is it? A neighbour paid an awful lot to have a tree cut down recently and I was quite surprised. I hope you all feel much better soon. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.com