Native Irish Trees

Choosing the Ideal Native Irish Tree for Sustainable Firewood

July 26, 2023 by Dave

From Field to Fireplace: Choosing the Ideal Native Irish Tree for Sustainable Firewood I’ve been growing native Irish trees for seven years and as they have started to get established, my thoughts have ineviatibly turned to when will I chop them down and what will I do with them? They were planted primarily with privacy …

What is the fastest growing native Irish tree?

July 1, 2023June 7, 2023 by Dave

The simplest and most straightforward answer being, the Alder is the fastest growing native Irish tree species. This is the often proffered and rarely questioned answer but there is a very close challenger in the Willow. In my opinion, the Alder gets there on a technicality. Technically speaking, Willow outgrows Alder, hands down in my …