bigtooth aspen????

[crackshot]

do any of you here burn bigtooth aspen? I have a ton of 100 footers here on my property and am wondering if you know, 1...how it burns , and 2...how long should it be seasoned, i am aware that its a soft wood, but would love some pointers

 

[NH_Wood]

It'll burn fast and hot, not leaving good coals and a lot of ash. A lot of folks use these types of wood for shoulder season. If you have a lot of it, and can feed the stove often, you can get away with it. Don't expect overnight burns, etc. Cheers!

 

[ecocavalier02]

great for burning don coals if yo uhave alot of em in the stove and if you need some fast heat my guess is about a year split to dry. but i got at least 2 on everything i burn if not longer.

 

[ecocavalier02]

great for burning don coals if yo uhave alot of em in the stove and if you need some fast heat my guess is about a year split to dry. but i go at least 2 on everything i burn if not longer.

 

[JustWood]

Not a softwood!
Burn it.

 

[LLigetfa]

Not a softwood!

A "soft" hardwood.

 

[RNLA]

Compare it to our red alder. Seasons quickly and does not put out lots of heat, just steady warmth. Cut it now, enjoy it later. Hey that sounds like a commercial. :roll:

 

[Wood Duck]

Not the greatest firewood, but nice to process. the trees are usually straight and it splits easily.

 

[JustWood]

Not a softwood!

A "soft" hardwood.

You sir,,,, are correct.

 

[firefighterjake]

do any of you here burn bigtooth aspen? I have a ton of 100 footers here on my property and am wondering if you know, 1...how it burns , and 2...how long should it be seasoned, i am aware that its a soft wood, but would love some pointers

Poplar, popple or aspen . . . as others have mentioned . . . it's a "soft" hardwood in the same vein of thought as basswood is soft . . . it will burn quick and fast and is fantastic for shoulder season fires, kindling or to get a fire going . . . not so great if you're looking for a long-burning or coaling fire . . . like most other wood I would give it 9-12 months of seasoning before use . . . as always . . . more time is almost always better since we hear of many folks complaining that their wood is not fully seasoned whereas I haven't heard of too many folks complaining that the wood is seasoned too much.

You can also mix this wood in with other hardwood.

Me . . . I don't go out of my way to cut popple, but if there is one in the way I'll take the wood . . . wood is wood . . . and for every species there is a season and a reason.

 

[thewoodlands]

do any of you here burn bigtooth aspen? I have a ton of 100 footers here on my property and am wondering if you know, 1...how it burns , and 2...how long should it be seasoned, i am aware that its a soft wood, but would love some pointers

We'll be burning it next heating season, shoulder season wood. We have around 1.5 cord c/s/s with more to be cut in the spring.




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[Wood Duck]

Some guys turn up their noses at poplar or other softer hardwoods, but I like to have some. It lights up fast and burns hot, so I can heat up the stove quickly. I use it to burn down piles of coals, and I like to add some Red Maple or pine (I dont actually have much poplar, but it would be the same) to a load of harder woods to start the load burning quickly.

 

[Nixon]

I'd not turn it down . As others have said it's a good shoulder season wood . It splits and seasons reasonably well .
I've got a bunch of it on My place ,I drop one every year for the reasons mentioned earlier .

 

[crackshot]

thank you all for your help, looks like ill be droppin a few of these suckers this week, maybe what ill start burning with next year!