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Attached is a BTU by species chart, that should sum it up nicely!
Be advised: MBTU = Million British Thermal Units
Be advised: MBTU = Million British Thermal Units
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What about American Sweet Gum? I've got one about 24" dbh that is dying out. Just wondered if it would be worth my time.
Almost every hardwood in Kansas is more worthy of your time.
+1 to all those gumballs. I've only thrown them in the fire pit on the patio. They don't light real easy but they will burn after you've got a good coal bed. I've got twins that I pay $0.01 a gumball that they pick up out of the yard. Last week I paid both of them over $3!!
I understand that, but was looking for some of the cutting, splitting, or burning properties of Gum. I have plenty of locust and ash that is waiting on my splitter, I just wanted to know if the Gum was worth leaving the other stuff in log form for now.
In your humble opinion, which species is the best all around firewood?
I vote for Oak.
I think we should send the Alaskans some Hedge apples.It seems to grow like a weed wherever it is planted.I bet the moose would like it, too.
coog I heard the Indians had a way of preparing that hedge apple for a pain remedy. This time of year when I lived in Ohio they were all over the roads. Asked many a local what they were good for. Love the wood. It's the best in my opinion.
don't know about your species of Gum, but took down a 4ft DBH Gum two seasons ago. what a PITA to split! very heavy when wet, dries light. medium burn times. much easier to split when wet. all sorts of knurls when dry. don't even think about it without a large hydraulic splitter. don't think an inertia splitter Super Split would like this type wood.
wouldn't go out of my way to get any Gum wood. above tree was in my neighbor's yard or I would have passed. it's much better than no wood, but if you've got other nice choices like locust and Ash.... that's what I'd go for.
I have heard it is among the most difficult to split. Some genius here in Wichita decided that it would make a good boulevard tree. We often have two feet of gumballs piled at the curb. I've often thought about burning those instead of the tree.
I understand that, but was looking for some of the cutting, splitting, or burning properties of Gum. I have plenty of locust and ash that is waiting on my splitter, I just wanted to know if the Gum was worth leaving the other stuff in log form for now.
coog I heard the Indians had a way of preparing that hedge apple for a pain remedy. This time of year when I lived in Ohio they were all over the roads. Asked many a local what they were good for. Love the wood. It's the best in my opinion.
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