Pine

Dont know? I live in the south, mine was out in the sun all summer, got a bit of a breeze but really was not in an optimal place for that. But i split it pretty large and checked it with a moisture meter so i know it really is what i say.

But i did split one tree that had died either the summer before or this last winter adn also a tree that was cut early in the spring. i bucked it up out of a pile. when i got it. Bark was stil tight on it and still had sap so i know it was green. Also it was prolly 20" diameter rounds and heavy as heck!

If thats your only good wood, then yes...I'll be burning it Sunday, probably be the first fire of the season....But you live in the NE, you should have access to better wood than that for the colder months....Unless it's not good yet, then burn on!

On the topic of pine, would it be OK to use the branches of an old christmas tree for kindling? That stuff burns HOT.

you can burn it any time of the year...the colder it gets the more you will burn is all....but 8 cords of pine seasoned just gives the hardwoods longer to dry

yes you can use christmas trees if there seasoned, mine are seasoned when i take them out of the house it seems!!

There pretty volitile!, I have used the branches as kindling around cristmas, esp once they dry out after christmass i have been know to break a handfull off the tree in the same room (have 2) and use it as kindling. Sometimes are trees are up for months after christmass so there pretty dry come mid january. I think march is the latest we have had one up?

I cut all the dead pine I find. As others have said pine is fine just needs to be seasoned.

I only use pine as kindling.

You're missing out, corey21.

I burn about a half cord or so a season. Have so many beetle killl trees to clean up I'll never run out.

I'd recommend covering it after s/s. If it rains the bark will absorb water and seasoned damp pine can be frustrating to burn.

just some feedback from the home fire:

this is my first year in 37 years of woodburning that i'm burning pine. i had huge trunks that were laying in a massive tangle for a couple of years. i finally cut/split some of them this past april/may and let them sit in a 1-cord pile on pallets all summer. i threw a big tarp on the pile when it looked like rain (which was rare) otherwise it was uncovered. we had very high temps and low humidity most of the summer and just this week i've been starting a fire every day or night.

what i've found is that the pine burns super-clean and hot. not a morsel of tar on the glass, no smoke from the chimney (beyond start-up) and even a suprisingly long burn. i was a-skeered that it was gonna burn wildly hot and fast but that has not been the case. to those of you who have been burning pine for generations and have shared your experience on this forum i say...thanks.

it feels SO GOOD to not be burning 2 year sesoned hardwoods when the daytime temps get up near 60 that has always been frustrating. it seemed like such a waste of my time and energy to burn seasoned maple in the morning and then open all the windows at noon.

You can burn pine any time of the year. The big difference I see with pine compared to something like Black Locust or Oak is the ability to have long lasting coals with the oak and locust. A load of either wood will give a good hot fire, but after the wood is mostly charcoal the hardwoods have more heat left in them and they stay hot longer. That is why I'll use the hardwood for overnight burns when it gets cold enough that I care about overnight burns.

I burned about a cord of pine last year. Cleaned the liner twice and ended up with a coffee can of nothing but fly ash both times. No creasote buildup what so ever. I have a cord and a half ready to go this year. Just make sure it's dry. Pine is Fine

Seasoned Oak said:

creosote causes chimney fires and you can get plenty of that from green hard wood.

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lol Big redds from pine country where the saw are big and the bars are bigger!

Good to know, time to start scrounging for some pine.