elm

[branchbuzzer]

I don't think we got any "Rock" Elm around here...
What's its scientific name???:msp_confused:

Ulmus thomasii


and while I'm at it:

Silvics manual - hardwoods

 

[Hedgerow]

Ulmus thomasii


and while I'm at it:

Silvics manual - hardwoods

Good info there... Yep... We got no rock Elm here... Just this silly soft wood called Hedge...

 

[Misfit138]

Aw, could be worse.

Could be Gum.

 

[REJ2]

Been nursing a tender elbow from splitting elm with a maul, today i noodled the rest of my rounds. So much easier.

 

[Hedgerow]

Aw, could be worse.

Could be Gum.

Hahahaha!!!! That's ok... I'm burning walnut right now... One of my most un favorites....:msp_mad:

 

[branchbuzzer]

Aw, could be worse.

Could be Gum.

I hit a 8" gum round today ( for fun ) and got it with one swing, couldn't believe it. Was like winning the lotto. I've had some take 15-20 swings. I let the stove split em most of the time.

 

[haveawoody]

charlesfarm,

I think rock elm is 32mbtu so better than everything other than osage.
Its the first piles that go into storage for my personal wood stove

Firewood Cutting Accessory - The Mingo Marker®
Under BTU values by species

Downside to the stuff is the 2 year cure and difficulty getting rock elm to burn on a coolish fire.
But on a fire with coals I'm pretty sure it could keep an igloo warm.

We are pretty lucky here with lots of rock elm but with dutch elm killing all elms it might be a thing of the past in a decade or so.
Ash and elm are in sad shape in my area.

 

[haveawoody]

Hedgerow,

LOL I've been burning box elder since winter started.
Had a couple cords of it hanging around and started burning it to just get rid of it as shoulder wood.
Then winter has been more like fall so I've continued burning it.
I almost want cold weather now so i can stop burning it LOL

 

[haveawoody]

REJ2,

elm is the perfect wood to test your noodle skills and keep your elbow at the same time

 

[Hedgerow]

Hedgerow,

LOL I've been burning box elder since winter started.
Had a couple cords of it hanging around and started burning it to just get rid of it as shoulder wood.
Then winter has been more like fall so I've continued burning it.
I almost want cold weather now so i can stop burning it LOL

True... But I ain't complaining... This has been the best wood cutting winter in years... Not too muddy, cool not froze, and NO BUGS!!!

 

[haveawoody]

Hedgerow,

No complaints here on the mild winter.
I've burnt most of my smelly mouldy box elder and even got around to taking down a couple dead elms on my own proprty without freezing to death.
My wife was quite shocked that i noticed we had trees on our property. LOL

 

[BrokenToys]

Elm sucks. I'm still outside cutting this log off my splitter wedge it decided to wrap around like an octopus.

 

[ken45]

Maybe I've just been lucky but I've been splitting elm with no problems. I think the key is a fixed wedge. When a piece is stringy and doesn't split freely, no problem, the next piece pushes it through. I don't have to wrestle the pieces free with the fixed wedge.

I've only had the new splitter for a month but I really like the fixed wedge. No wrestling big pieces around to split from the opposite end.

Ken

 

[timusp40]

Red Elm?

Follow up of the thread on Elm and the dreaded splitting of same. I got this wood a couple of days ago. Still a little frozen but splits easily by hand without too many hits. Tree service company said Elm, but I'm thinking Red Elm. Right / wrong?
Tim

 

[Hedgerow]

Follow up of the thread on Elm and the dreaded splitting of same. I got this wood a couple of days ago. Still a little frozen but splits easily by hand without too many hits. Tree service company said Elm, but I'm thinking Red Elm. Right / wrong?
Tim

Looks more like Mulberry with the lobes and all... What color is the wood when ya split it?

 

[haveawoody]

Looks like Mulberry to me also.
Got a picture of a split piece and one of a good bark view?

If Mulberry it's real nice woodstove wood but poor fireplace wood with it's spark throwing nature.

 

[timusp40]

Looks like Mulberry to me also.
Got a picture of a split piece and one of a good bark view?

If Mulberry it's real nice woodstove wood but poor fireplace wood with it's spark throwing nature.

Not the best picture, but you can see a little of the heavy kind of bark in the upper corner. When first split it has even more orange color.

 

[haveawoody]

timusp40,

Well I'm 100% sure it's not elm.

Also the colour all the way to the bark is a little suspect to be Mulberry.
Orange or green core when first split then turning dark brown is standard for Mulberry but not quite all the way to the bark.

First picture looks like Mulberry or Locust, split wood picture looks like red maple or silver maple heart wood.

Anyone have a good guess on this wood?
Or just an odd Mulberry or maybe even Locust tree?

 

[timusp40]

Better Pic of Elm or ???

timusp40,

Well I'm 100% sure it's not elm.

Also the colour all the way to the bark is a little suspect to be Mulberry.
Orange or green core when first split then turning dark brown is standard for Mulberry but not quite all the way to the bark.

First picture looks like Mulberry or Locust, split wood picture looks like red maple or silver maple heart wood.

Anyone have a good guess on this wood?
Or just an odd Mulberry or maybe even Locust tree?

Thanks for the reply. Here is a better photo of a fresh split. (Still have not figured out how to make pic appear in post)

 

[Hedgerow]

Thanks for the reply. Here is a better photo of a fresh split. (Still have not figured out how to make pic appear in post)

Mulberry... Yup yup...