I cut down an apple tree for a friend and was going to save the wood for smoking meat/BBQs but realized that there's no way I'll ever need that much wood for cooking, so I used it for heating.
The apple wood makes great coals, but burns up way too fast. I'll have an 8 inch deep layer of coals in the stove, but no flame. The heat output doesn't seem to be as good as oak or maple.
I'm wondering if I cut up a duff tree or if all apple wood is like this?
This friend has another apple tree that she says I can take down and keep the wood, but it may not be worth it if it all burns like this. I'm not charging her anything and she lives 40 miles away, so it's a bit of a hassle for what's turning out to be not such good heating wood.
The apple wood makes great coals, but burns up way too fast. I'll have an 8 inch deep layer of coals in the stove, but no flame. The heat output doesn't seem to be as good as oak or maple.
I'm wondering if I cut up a duff tree or if all apple wood is like this?
This friend has another apple tree that she says I can take down and keep the wood, but it may not be worth it if it all burns like this. I'm not charging her anything and she lives 40 miles away, so it's a bit of a hassle for what's turning out to be not such good heating wood.