Hi all. I keep hearing that you can burn unseasoned ash. Here in the NE we are losing our ash trees at an alarming rate. To the Emerald ash borer and also a fungus. Very bad.
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Ash is usually drier when freshly cut compared with other woods. Under the right conditions it dries out pretty well over just one summer; many other hardwoods need at least two. Nevertheless, I would not burn it freshly split. You will struggle to keep a good fire going and your flue may attract of lot of creosote.
Some of it may be dry some may not. After 5 years i am sure many of the higher branches will be dry enough. The main trunk will probably not be quite dry enough to work well. But once cut and split it will get there fairly quickly"No need to season" or "Dry dead wood" They would say a 5 year dead oak does not need to be seasoned.
I wouldn't. 8 months at least.Hi all. I keep hearing that you can burn unseasoned ash. Here in the NE we are losing our ash trees at an alarming rate. To the Emerald ash borer and also a fungus. Very bad.
My experience with ash is that it will dry in 3 to 6 months in direct sunlight and burn wonderful.I've been inundated with it but won't turn it down.Pictures soon to follow.Hi all. I keep hearing that you can burn unseasoned ash. Here in the NE we are losing our ash trees at an alarming rate. To the Emerald ash borer and also a fungus. Very bad.