Spring Cleaning

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Now that spring is upon us and the bracken has withered, it’s time to thin out the new plantation. Lots of self-set Douglas fir and Scots pine have emerged from the undergrowth, and I guess, I must have now cleared over 1000! I’ve kept a few on, to fill out into Christmas trees, but I’m sure there are a few hundred more, keeping their heads down until summer!

Categories: Tales from the Wood

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