Free Firewood

The final idea that I gleaned from our garden visit was both picturesque and practical. The paulownia tree is fast growing and can be pollarded for firewood. The wood is also useful for construction and craft projects and it produces beautiful lilac-esque flowers in spring.

The only hitch is that the tree doesn't like clay soils so we'll have to find a well-drained spot on our land to trial one of these.