Anyone burn quaky?
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Thistle
Minister of Fire
Quaking Aspen? A little scattered around here in spots.Related to Cottonwoods & Poplar (not Tulip Poplar though I dont think). Very soft,weak,lightweight,very easy to split.Burns hot but very fast with little smoke,leaves lots of ash.Would be great for kindling however.
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
If as Thistle surmised you're saying quaking aspen . . . my Dad used to burn lots of it in his wood furnace that we had growing up . . . it did OK . . . me, I'll take down an aspen if it's in my way, but I don't go out of the way for popple as it isn't a high BTU wood . . . easy to process though . . . puts out heat, but no longevity or good coaling action . . . I mostly use what popple I get for the shoulder season and campfires.
thewoodlands
Minister of Fire
bfunk13 said:
Like Thistle mentioned we have used it for kindling our first year burning but this year we have just under two cord to burn for the shoulder season. The reason I cut it was a wind storm took down about three good size trees with one still down up top.
zap
Backwoods Savage
Minister of Fire
In some areas it is the best and in some areas it is the only wood they have to burn.
Popple usually works best if burned during the daytime and/or during spring and fall when not a lot of heat is not required. Most folks around here call it gopher wood. We've burned quite a bit of it through the years and got along okay. I do not like the smell of it when you cut and split it though. It burns up fairly quick and will not give you coals but will give you a bit more ash than other woods. It can make excellent kindling wood. It splits very easy. If not covered or kept indoors the wood will not keep very long compared to other hardwoods. Hope this helps.
Popple usually works best if burned during the daytime and/or during spring and fall when not a lot of heat is not required. Most folks around here call it gopher wood. We've burned quite a bit of it through the years and got along okay. I do not like the smell of it when you cut and split it though. It burns up fairly quick and will not give you coals but will give you a bit more ash than other woods. It can make excellent kindling wood. It splits very easy. If not covered or kept indoors the wood will not keep very long compared to other hardwoods. Hope this helps.
We've got a couple kinds of poplar here and they all seem to rot pretty quick.
Unless I cut a live one they're fairly rotten by the time I find a dead one.
Don't keep too well on the top of an uncovered pile/stack either.
I've got maple and oak for overnight burns in Jan/Feb.
I'd probably only burn that poplar /aspen ( and white pine) in the day .
Unless I cut a live one they're fairly rotten by the time I find a dead one.
Don't keep too well on the top of an uncovered pile/stack either.
I've got maple and oak for overnight burns in Jan/Feb.
I'd probably only burn that poplar /aspen ( and white pine) in the day .
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