Hey guys, what's your top 5? Just cut some ironwood... holy smokes that stuff is rock solid... looking forward to burning it in a year or two
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Hey guys, what's your top 5? Just cut some ironwood... holy smokes that stuff is rock solid... looking forward to burning it in a year or two
The old man loved ironwood for the sugar shack. Long burning and level heat
Oak(red)
Beech
Maple
Yellow/Silver birch
Ash
Whatever needs to get cut out, for the health of the forest.
Hardwood mostly for furnace and fireplaces. Softwood for syrup boiler.
It all burns.
Been burning dead ash for the last 8 yrs still have loads. Will burn anything that someone drops off as the outdoor burner will burn just about anything thrown in. I don't have to cut living trees right now or for a few yrs to come thanks to the ash bore :( they really made a mess in my area
It all burns but it also takes pretty much as long to process crap wood than good one so if I don't need the soft one I leave it to rot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oddmott
Ash, birch and pine was all we could get. Pine mostly but the ash trees sure helped soil in the garden and lawn. Soil was very acidity and the ash help with the PH.
With the Ash borer impacting my Ash trees, that's what I burn now. I also will burn some dead standing trees. Elm is one of the best once the bark starts to fall off of a standing dead tree. I also burn Aspen that have broken off due to wind etc.
One of the best woods is Honey Locust. It is really easy to split and is very dense.
Love ash b/c you can burn it almost right after cut... doesn't t seem to need seasoning...
Want to get my hand on some beech. I hear they take 2 solid years to season... also, black cherry.
Love burning maple oak and ash