Dunno who dropped this....could this be the Elm ???.....also what I was told was some Black Birch ??(last pic)
Dead standing Elm...Update:{)
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claydogg84
Minister of Fire
Dunno who dropped this....could this be the Elm ???.....also what I was told was some Black Birch ??(last pic)
Yeah, that's American Elm... And a lot of it. Not sure about the birch.
turn_n_burn
Burning Hunk
Glad to hear we have some elm fans here. It seems to get a bad rap due to being hard to split, but I've always found it responds well to a wedge and sledge, but if you use an 8 lb maul you'll be disappointed. Give it plenty of time to season, and it will burn well, and keep coals with the best of them. Found some this year that was dead standing for at least 10 years, and it was dry as a bone, and split very easily. I used an ordinary axe, too. I also found it doesn't stink when it's dry like that, just a slight sweet scent. Last season we cut 3 american elms from our yard due to the elm seed bug invasion (our valley in Idaho was the first place these little buggers were seen anywhere in the country, some idiot brought them from europe, and houses were getting invaded by the thousands. They would literally crawl through every crack and crevice imaginable, and inveitably would fall from the ceiling right into your dinner plate. They don't taste good. They resemble box elder bugs, and I hope to god they don't spread to wherever y'all are.). I regret giving away 4 cords of elm then, this was before I joined the forum and learned that elm wasn't necessarily bad wood.
kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
Hey BB - if you get a crew together I'm only a couple hours away, I got a saw and a splitter, I wouldn't mind to take a day and help out.
Thanks for the offers.....if need be, I'll give a shout...Thanks again. I don't think I ever had Elm before.....got enough there to make a separate section in the yard for it.....usually get small amounts and mix it in with all the other wood.
Give me a shout if you set something up one weekend with some others on here to get it split. I'll get the beer 
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