Quick pre work scrounge - Possible Sycamore?

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Hills Hoard

Hills Hoard

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Mar 19, 2013
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Melbourne, Australia
Drove past a big pile of uglies this morning but scrounged a few of the better cuts....there were a few types of wood...but i mostly grabbed what I initially thought was a type of gum, but could possibly be a sycamore?....i couldn't believe how heavy these cuts were...

below is my small scrounge then a pic i found on the web of a sycamore..

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Nice rounds, I believe u are right they look like a sycamore to me.
 
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cool....i couldn't believe how heavy they were....i might grab one or two more on the way home if they are still there,...any idea what its like to burn?
 
I'm fairly new at burning, and pretty sure I haven't burned any sycamore yet. But there is some guys on here that has probably burned everything at least twice. they should be able to tell u. Its still a new post they will be around at some point to chime in.
 
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Steeltown burns a lot of sycamore.
Shoulder season.
Very wet wood this time of the year but dries reasonably quick.
 
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bogydave said:
Steeltown burns a lot of sycamore.
Shoulder season.
Very wet wood this time of the year but dries reasonably quick.
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Oops, your winter, leaves gone when cut?
Should be a little less water in it now for your area.
 
i didnt see leaves at the site....just the rounds.....but as i said they weigh heaps.....im guessing this could be due to being very wet?
 
I think it may be beech...
 
You are in Melbourne AUSTRALIA? If so, all bets are off. I don't know if Sycamore are ever planted in Australia. If you're in Melbourne FLORIDA, then maybe you have Sycamore.
 
Might be a struggle splitting but will burn okay.
 
My vote is for the London Plane Tree. Same family as sycamore, but more widely used as an ornamental tree. Greater resistance to diseases that affect sycamores. But not resistant to a well sharpened saw.
 
StuckInTheMuck said:
My vote is for the London Plane Tree. Same family as sycamore, but more widely used as an ornamental tree. Greater resistance to diseases that affect sycamores. But not resistant to a well sharpened saw.
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i did some further investigating and you are absolutely spot on.....the area I work in is full of them...
 
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wetter = harder to split
 
HH, I just got a load this past winter, "a free be" load, Yup sycamore! or at least in the family with the bark. If it's wet, don't try to split it by hand as I tried!!!...... ain't happening to well.
I never burned it, all the folks above said it's OK for a shoulder wood, but burns up quick. The way I see it, any free wood is good wood;)
 
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I got some of this the other day,was wondering what the heck it was .Now I know
 
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Sycamore isn't bad stuff, but it isn't good either. If ya got it, burn it...but don't go out of your way for it.
 
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Sycamore is probably right there in line with silver maple, after it's seasoned. I love having lots of silver maple for shoulder burns or daytime fires during the winter. I say get all of it that you can.......it's free and it's not willow!
 
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