Guys,
My neighbor is having a 65' Sycamore tree that is 2' wide at the base taken down in a couple of weeks. Perfectly healthy tree, so I hate to see it go, but it is close to his house, has already lifted his driveway, and he is concerned about further intrusion into pipes, the house slab, etc. I have burned some of the larger limbs from this Sycamore that I was able to just chop into firewood length and they do burn well once seasoned. However, I've never tried splitting this type of wood. According to a firewood chart I reference (Firewood Ratings) it says that this is not easy to split.
Also, how much firewood would you think this tree would be (de-limbed)?
He has worked a deal out with the Arborist to down, remove, and grind the stump, so I don't think there is much leeway to have him do any additional things, but surely a few sections could be spared aside for me to have as firewood.
Thoughts?
My neighbor is having a 65' Sycamore tree that is 2' wide at the base taken down in a couple of weeks. Perfectly healthy tree, so I hate to see it go, but it is close to his house, has already lifted his driveway, and he is concerned about further intrusion into pipes, the house slab, etc. I have burned some of the larger limbs from this Sycamore that I was able to just chop into firewood length and they do burn well once seasoned. However, I've never tried splitting this type of wood. According to a firewood chart I reference (Firewood Ratings) it says that this is not easy to split.
Also, how much firewood would you think this tree would be (de-limbed)?
He has worked a deal out with the Arborist to down, remove, and grind the stump, so I don't think there is much leeway to have him do any additional things, but surely a few sections could be spared aside for me to have as firewood.
Thoughts?