Nasty shiet. I burned my fair share of the stuff last year, my first year burning wood, because somebody gave me some dead standing elm. Siberian I think. I thought it smelled like crap when it was burning, but it wasn't 100 % seasoned either. I split all of it by hand, with an 8# maul and wedges, was quite a workout!
If it's free, it's for me!
If you look at the charts, its surprising that Elm doesn't have more BTU's in it than it really does. Its low for a dense wood.
:agree2: Takes it a long time to cure. I have a newfound respect for it. When it has shrunk enough that it turns loose of the bark it is almost ready. Most of the ash it makes seems to be from the bark.
That's some ugly wood! I think I'll stick of oak.
Dok
Suppose I want to perk up a fire that's died down a little. What do I reach for?I cut several standing dead elm trees down this summer as I seem to do every year. Last night I finished burning it, about 1 full cord. I split by hand and really like elm for good coals and how easy it starts. Splitting isn't the greatest but it gives me a good workout. An interesting observation(to me anyway) we keep talking about the bark being the determining factor for the amount of ash but all my elm trees' bark has already fallen off. I still have a plethra of ash to clean every few days. Any thoughts?
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