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My former boss had about 20 Bradford Pear lining his driveway. They are quite susceptible to Wind damage. He had about 6-7 damaged. Took them all down. (About 5-6 years ago.)
I got all the wood. No one else seemed to want it. It is extremely dense/heavy. Has proven to be extremely resistent to ground rot. Burns better, longer, hotter than Oak.
If ever offered for sale, not likely, I'd be all over it. Just got done splitting some large base logs to bring in, in anticipation of cold weather to come. I look for it in the wood pile as Premium wood.
Just saying.
I got all the wood. No one else seemed to want it. It is extremely dense/heavy. Has proven to be extremely resistent to ground rot. Burns better, longer, hotter than Oak.
If ever offered for sale, not likely, I'd be all over it. Just got done splitting some large base logs to bring in, in anticipation of cold weather to come. I look for it in the wood pile as Premium wood.
Just saying.
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Yes seams most fruit trees due burn very well when aged 0 -
Plus, pear and apple make wonderful woods to smoke turkey, chicken, or fish. 0 -
Honey or Black Locust burns forever and will dull a saw chain right quick 0 -
Have you burnt enough yet to tell how clean it burns? 0 -
Madrone or madrona Split it green or break out the chainsaw and dull it. Burns forever and leaves little ash. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by montanajoe
Have you burnt enough yet to tell how clean it burns?
I've been burning through it last 4-5 years or so, and I have other Premium wood to choose from, having been a Heavy Equipment Operator at a local Sawmill.
It has been my go to wood, for a while now, about to run out. It burns excellent in all respects. Wish I had more.0 -
oh wow. I was thinking you just scored some and have just now started burning it. Uh,yeah 4+ years would certainly tell how it does. 0 -
Another excellent wood is Ash.
"Ash, Wet or Dry, good to warm a Kings Slippers by."
I would cherry pick 2X6" (1-2' in length.) overcuts on clean up. I would always monitor what wood we were cutting, and load up on scraps. Ash was my Go To wood, on clean up. If available.
Ash was a high $$ wood through the Sawmill. We would also sell premium Ash logs. (As well as any Logs.)
I had pallets full of 1" thick Oak. 1-2' long. Usually split it in to 1X1" or 1X2" by 6-8" kindling. I have Uhhmmnn, a bunch on hand.
I had so much wood on hand, I stopped bringing it home, anticipating it rotting before I could get to it. That is exactly what is happening now. Wood rotting on the ground. Not on the ground is good to go. Wood on the ground depending on species is screwed. Cherry and Popular is the most susceptable to ground rot.
I love to burn Cherry, and have some very large logs. (Like 25-30" diameter.) It does not do well, in contact with the ground. Elevated it is fine.0 -
Just came in from splitting a few more base logs of Bradford Pear.
It splits when dry, provided you are using a heavy maul. It does not take well to axes. Like Birch, it does not have a destinct ring structure. Got a bunch more in the dry, outdoor overhang, on the front porch. Available and on hand. It always feels good to have a generous amount of dried wood on hand to burn in the woodstove.0 -
I jump all over apple tree wood and rose bush cuttings and pecan wood and pine cones / thick willow branches...
I have two friends who own smallish landscaping businesses - and I used to help out running a backhoe and mini bulldozer and heavy brush mower anytime they needed an operator and my schedule permitted
I get to skim hand select wood and cuttings and chippings and such
Fruit wood especially apple and pecan and willow rounds and rose bush cuttings and balls / burls make amazing fireplace fuel - we have a big hearth in the living room and small fireplaces in both bedrooms - as well as a wood stove and smoker on the back covered patio
I also will set up burn piles and wood stacks in both neighbors fireplaces when asked - as needed
It's become a hobby and a cost savings measure - utility deferment
I take pride in my fires and enjoy the "pastime" tremendously
I have some locust and lob lolly pine and mature crab apple and Holly set aside as supplemental / value added fuel
I also have some powders and sachets that make the flame brighter and change colors
Again I am not a forestry expert but do quite a variety and a high volume
It's a topic I enjoy
Mike0 -
seems like a big enclosed carport with old pallets on the ground to store premium firewood would be a cheap investment 0 -
quote:Originally posted by mrmike08075
I jump all over apple tree wood and rose bush cuttings and pecan wood and pine cones / thick willow branches...
I have two friends who own smallish landscaping businesses - and I used to help out running a backhoe and mini bulldozer and heavy brush mower anytime they needed an operator and my schedule permitted
I get to skim hand select wood and cuttings and chippings and such
Fruit wood especially apple and pecan and willow rounds and rose bush cuttings and balls / burls make amazing fireplace fuel - we have a big hearth in the living room and small fireplaces in both bedrooms - as well as a wood stove and smoker on the back covered patio
I also will set up burn piles and wood stacks in both neighbors fireplaces when asked - as needed
It's become a hobby and a cost savings measure - utility deferment
I take pride in my fires and enjoy the "pastime" tremendously
I have some locust and lob lolly pine and mature crab apple and Holly set aside as supplemental / value added fuel
I also have some powders and sachets that make the flame brighter and change colors
Again I am not a forestry expert but do quite a variety and a high volume
It's a topic I enjoy
Mike
I also enjoy, and take great pride in my Woodstove heating prowess.
I learned to split wood from my Grandfather with a double bitted axe, in a huge labyrinth of a Wood shed, where log ends were thrown. I learned how to look at a piece of wood and determine the best way to split it, early on.
I thoroughly enjoy it.0 -
I had a Bradford pear that split down the middle one December. I?d put it up against hickory any day. I burn mostly yellow locust and cherry in my outside wood furnace.
Dogwood is also a prime heating wood, but they don?t grow very big. I won?t cut a live dogwood because it?s rare and our state tree.0 -
Thanks to the Emerald ash borer I am stocked Up for a bit 0 -
I have some old large black olive trees . have cut some large branches off . slits hard. axe wants to bounce off. is it good for a smoker? 0 -
Bradford Pear has about the same BTUs as apple. About the same as red oak but not as good as white oak. Red oak splits easier, and I get more for oak for firewood on my tree farm than any other species. Apple has 26.5 million BTUs per full cord so I think pear would be similiar. 0 -
Apple wood and choke cherry and crab apple seem to have a preferable aroma when burned - seem noisier when burned (snap crackle pop) and IMHO produce a better light show...
I do have some dried - aged maple thick branch and trunk pieces that are not really suitable for wood working projects - I have yet to burn maple but have high hopes for nice burn characteristics
Mike0 -
You want SURPRISING?
Bamboo. Had some sections of 2 inch to dispose of-so cut it and dropped in the woodstove in my shop.
Snap, crackle, KA-POW!0 -
Bamboo may be noisy, but it is near the bottom of the BTU list for heating value. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by JimmyJack
Bamboo may be noisy, but it is near the bottom of the BTU list for heating value.
Bamboo isn't a wood, it's related to a species of grass. My house is made of bamboo and a hardwood called chanul. Bamboo if cut and treated correctly is resistant to insects. If a termite bites in chanul it'll need new teeth.0 -
Here is my woodshed. The guys on the wood stove forum insist that you need ventilation for your wood pile.
I went the other way. There is no ventilation for my woodshed.
It sets out in the sun all day, I keep the door closed. Heat builds up. Water vapor goes right through the bare wood walls and floor.
It works great. These new wood stoves demand 17 percent moisture content and I get it in 8 months in the woodshed.
The guys on the forum are drying their wood for 2 years at least, maybe 3. My woodshed works so well that they don't believe it and nobody else will build one like it.
The shed is 8x12 but you would be surprised at how much wood it holds.
Plus I have another stack in my carport that holds just as much. Plus two more smaller stacks. I take wood burning seriously.
I burn a lot of black walnut, also locust, oak, and hickory. Burn a lot of locust.0 -
OMG! Look at all those potential gun stocks there, going to be burned. 0 -
I'd be surprised if you got petrified wood to burn. 0 -
I had to take down an old mulberry tree and was just going to give it away. As it turned out it makes excellent wood for the fireplace, burns hot an little ash. 0 -
I remember an old rhyme, don't know if it is true:
"Elm wood burns like church yard mold,
Even the very flames are cold."
I've never had any elm to burn.0 -
It must be true! I think they use it to cool their beer when out camping.. 0
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