Originally Posted by bullwinkle
Originally Posted by 53' Stude
Originally Posted by Cujet
Of interest, the BTU content of wood varies significantly by type, but not by weight. Seasoned hardwood is considerably heavier than Sitka Spruce by size, but by weight they have similar BTU output when burned.
I would never ever burn spruce, pine or hemlock or ANY softwood. Only seasoned oak, cherry rock maple, locust or hickory
Ash is awesome to burn-if you can get it dry enough, any decent wood from a deciduous tree will burn and create at least some heat. I've been burning dried tulip/yellow poplar this winter, it's been fine, but ash lasts longer & generates more heat. With the Emerald Ash Borer epidemic in these parts, there is so much standing dead & recently cut down white ash available for free that I would likely be able to use it for years. Still have a dropped ash at my Mom's with a 4 foot diameter trunk waiting for me to cut up & split when the tulip is gone. As above, NO PINE, spruce, or other evergreens!
I thought it was cutting a dead ash, but it turned out to be poplar I think. The bark was yellow enough I thought for sure if was. Nope. Big, fat and light. I burn a few pieces when the fire is hot, but that's about it. It's pretty wet yet.
Cutting wood is something I've really come to enjoy doing. Just wish I was a bit more pro active when the weather was nice. So far, it's been a mild winter so I'm counting it as a lesson learned. A year ago at this time I would have went through my whole stash by now as well as paid $600 for propane. Lol. We've probably only used 250 gallons if that so far this year.