Wood burners--sycamore
Is sycamore good for using in a wood burning heater? Too much creosote residue, etc.? I had to cut a sycamore a couple of weeks ago, just now getting to clean it up. I have read it rots quickly, but the limbs that have fallen off this tree in the past don't seem to, and they are tough when dry. I had thought about taking some pieces of the trunk, cutting out the inside and making bird houses.
Good/bad idea?
Good/bad idea?
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My chart shows that the energy content of sycamore is 21 million BTUs per cord.
By comparison, white oak, one of the best woods for heating contains 29 million BTU/cord. Eastern white pine, on the other hand, contains 15 million BTU/cord.
So, it would be in the mid range as far as how well it would hold coals etc.
Sorry my book does not characterize sycamore as to creosote formation etc.0 -
Thanks Allen.
Didn't know if I should load it up and haul off, or save it for my brother to use next winter. He has moved his leftover woodpile, stacked and covered it. So I may take whats left of this to him. If he don't want to use it, there is a wash down there we can put it in.0 -
Sycamore is a hard wood; there should be little or no creasote. Creasote is a problem with soft soods like pine, hemlock, etc. Some of my friends use shipping pallets for firewood. 0 -
Walnut, a hardwood is not a good wood to burn for heat. Voice of experience speaking here. 0
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