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Might have to rethink my disdain for basswood...
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<blockquote data-quote="Wood Doctor" data-source="post: 6434244" data-attributes="member: 20385"><p>Basswood and cottonwood both get a bad rap. Basswood is easier to split when green and I think it dries faster. A cord of each one weighs about the same when dry. 140 lb of each will kick out a mullion BTUs. Thing is, it takes a lot more volume to get that 140 lb than ash, oak, locust, hard maple, mulberry, etc. (about twice as much). And, of course, basswood and cottonwood both burn faster than the so-called premium hardwoods. For getting the fire started quickly, neither can be beaten although willow comes close.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, I can't convince any of my customers that what I just wrote is true, so when I fail to supply cottonwood, basswood, or willow, they always come back for more of everything else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wood Doctor, post: 6434244, member: 20385"] Basswood and cottonwood both get a bad rap. Basswood is easier to split when green and I think it dries faster. A cord of each one weighs about the same when dry. 140 lb of each will kick out a mullion BTUs. Thing is, it takes a lot more volume to get that 140 lb than ash, oak, locust, hard maple, mulberry, etc. (about twice as much). And, of course, basswood and cottonwood both burn faster than the so-called premium hardwoods. For getting the fire started quickly, neither can be beaten although willow comes close. Unfortunately, I can't convince any of my customers that what I just wrote is true, so when I fail to supply cottonwood, basswood, or willow, they always come back for more of everything else. [/QUOTE]
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