Had a guy call me and said he had a couple of trees down in his yard and ask if i wanted them. I ask what they were and he said one was an oak and the other he didn't know.
I just went and looked at them, The oak is a monster, It's gotta be 50 inches at the base. A huge old tree. Someone has been cutting on it but there is probably five to seven truckloads left.
Now the other one is a red elm, I brought a piece home to split, It busted good with the maul. This is a pretty big tree too. The only elm i've ever messed with was white in the center and would not bust with a maul. Also dried out top aper lightweight.
This elm is kinda reddish, My question is this worth getting, It will be a couple years before it is burned. Will it keep it's weight and not dry out like willow. If it gets light and burns like a pine log, I won't fool with it. Cause the oak is gonna take me a while to cut.
I know some of you have cut these kind of elms before. Just wondering if it was worth the trouble especially since i have a lot of oak to cut. Both these trees were blowed of by Tornado's abouth a month ago.
Thanks
Rick
I just went and looked at them, The oak is a monster, It's gotta be 50 inches at the base. A huge old tree. Someone has been cutting on it but there is probably five to seven truckloads left.
Now the other one is a red elm, I brought a piece home to split, It busted good with the maul. This is a pretty big tree too. The only elm i've ever messed with was white in the center and would not bust with a maul. Also dried out top aper lightweight.
This elm is kinda reddish, My question is this worth getting, It will be a couple years before it is burned. Will it keep it's weight and not dry out like willow. If it gets light and burns like a pine log, I won't fool with it. Cause the oak is gonna take me a while to cut.
I know some of you have cut these kind of elms before. Just wondering if it was worth the trouble especially since i have a lot of oak to cut. Both these trees were blowed of by Tornado's abouth a month ago.
Thanks
Rick