PA. Woodsman said:Looks like Yellow to me Zap...or is it Water? I'll say Yellow...
firefighterjake said:Hard to tell . . . was there a flash used?
Right now I'm leaning towards gray . . . possibly yellow.
zapny said:PA. Woodsman said:Looks like Yellow to me Zap...or is it Water? I'll say Yellow...
Smells like peppermint or wintergreen. I'm not sure what it smells like when you burn it but boy it smells great after you split it.
http://www.keep-it-simple-firewood.com/birch-firewood.html
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NH_Wood said:Yellow birch - 100%. Wintergreen smell is true for both black and yellow birch. Great firewood! Cheers!
PA. Woodsman said:zapny said:PA. Woodsman said:Looks like Yellow to me Zap...or is it Water? I'll say Yellow...
Smells like peppermint or wintergreen. I'm not sure what it smells like when you burn it but boy it smells great after you split it.
http://www.keep-it-simple-firewood.com/birch-firewood.html
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That smell is indicative of Black (Sweet) Birch, but the bark doesn't match that except for the third picture which is smooth-grey. The last picture looks like Yellow to me-are these from the same tree?. Now you've got me thinking??
albertj03 said:Yellow Birch for sure - great burning wood! I've got a huge one on my property but I'll only be burning it if mother nature takes it down because it's such a nice tree.
zapny said:albertj03 said:Yellow Birch for sure - great burning wood! I've got a huge one on my property but I'll only be burning it if mother nature takes it down because it's such a nice tree.
This area has some that need clearing (topped off or bent over) I just need to find out what type of Birch they are.
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NH_Wood said:zapny said:albertj03 said:Yellow Birch for sure - great burning wood! I've got a huge one on my property but I'll only be burning it if mother nature takes it down because it's such a nice tree.
This area has some that need clearing (topped off or bent over) I just need to find out what type of Birch they are.
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Zap - the smaller dbh, golden yellow trees in the center of the pic are yellow birch as well. I have about 1/2 cord of yellow birch that is slated for 2014/2015 - not sure if I can wait that long - I REALLY want to burn some! Very little in my stacks for this year, and none for next year or the year after. Cheers!
peakbagger said:Yellow birches can get quite large in the north country and quite fuzzy with bark curls. Old time loggers reportedly would haze the new loggers by betting them that they couldnt climb a yellow birch. The new logger would proceed to climb the tree and the old timers would then light a match and fire off the curls which would burn up the tree rapidly. Usually the new logger would have to jump to avoid getting burnt.
Older yellow birch also has the reputation of being hard to split, I know folks who would rather split elm than yellow birch. I personally dont have any issues with smaller ones.
zapny said:NH_Wood said:zapny said:albertj03 said:Yellow Birch for sure - great burning wood! I've got a huge one on my property but I'll only be burning it if mother nature takes it down because it's such a nice tree.
This area has some that need clearing (topped off or bent over) I just need to find out what type of Birch they are.
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Zap - the smaller dbh, golden yellow trees in the center of the pic are yellow birch as well. I have about 1/2 cord of yellow birch that is slated for 2014/2015 - not sure if I can wait that long - I REALLY want to burn some! Very little in my stacks for this year, and none for next year or the year after. Cheers!
NH_Wood, does the yellow birch give off the wintergreen/peppermint smell when burning it?
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