deerlakejens
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Last year I heated my 3200 sq. ft. house entirely with my old Fisher stove, using a mixture of fir, maple, and hemlock. I have always avoided cottonwood since an experience years ago, when I split and burned one that was about a foot dbh. It was "stringy" and was practically weightless when dried. Obviously, it burned like cardboard. This summer, I had to remove a few large cottonwoods, about 30" dbh. It is really solid, split nicely and seems to have some heft to it after nearly four months of drying. I haven't burned any yet, it's back in the 70's, but am wondering if anyone knows if density improves as these trees get larger? It was free, so I'm using it, and will mix it in with other wood types.