robespierre
ArboristSite Operative
I have always avoided getting this firewood for free because of the horror stories of splitting the rounds and the oil contained in the wood isn't the best for the chimney.Well, I got a couple of truck loads off of CL and the loads were 2 different species.One has thick red bark,I think referred to as Mugga bark and the other some sort of red gum species.When I was wheelbarrowing the rounds out of the guys backyard I was thinking to myself holy hell these rounds feel like concrete, there is no way I will be able to split them by hand. I had recently done some hydraulic splitting for a friend so he was going to let me borrow his splitter so I thought that worst comes to worse I will use his splitter to process these eucalyptus rounds.
I got home and broke out the fiskars x27 and was surprised how dame easy it was to split.EAsiest wood I have ever split by far. I know I will need about 2 years for this stuff to season but I am that far ahead with my firewood so not a problem. I also read it burns quicker but similar to Oak and btu's of some species as high as 34 which rivals the hottest of hardwoods.
I do have one question, I was unsure about what species of EUCALYPTUS burns the hottest? Anyone from Oz on this board that could enlighten me? I think I will start accepting more of this wood from local tree companies offering it. Any cons out these that you know about this wood.LEt'S discuss this fast growing hardwood.
I got home and broke out the fiskars x27 and was surprised how dame easy it was to split.EAsiest wood I have ever split by far. I know I will need about 2 years for this stuff to season but I am that far ahead with my firewood so not a problem. I also read it burns quicker but similar to Oak and btu's of some species as high as 34 which rivals the hottest of hardwoods.
I do have one question, I was unsure about what species of EUCALYPTUS burns the hottest? Anyone from Oz on this board that could enlighten me? I think I will start accepting more of this wood from local tree companies offering it. Any cons out these that you know about this wood.LEt'S discuss this fast growing hardwood.