Have a neighbor that has a sibling with a dead standing elm they want taken down. She knows I burn so gives me first dibs. I ussually stick with silver maple and ash. a little oak. I only have room for 2 cords or so on my property.
So 2 questions.
1. I know everyone is one the 2-3 year plan. I cant. no room. so I try to cut in the winter as I use it for the next winter. So I will start refilling my racks now for burning next year.(Hence why I stick to silver maple and ash...) So will dead standing elm be dry by next winter? Not looking for 10%. Anything under 20% burns fine for me.
2. How hard is it to hand split elm? Again I have done mostly oak, silver maple, and ash. I can say I will never get any more sycamore or hackelberry cause they were bad.....
So 2 questions.
1. I know everyone is one the 2-3 year plan. I cant. no room. so I try to cut in the winter as I use it for the next winter. So I will start refilling my racks now for burning next year.(Hence why I stick to silver maple and ash...) So will dead standing elm be dry by next winter? Not looking for 10%. Anything under 20% burns fine for me.
2. How hard is it to hand split elm? Again I have done mostly oak, silver maple, and ash. I can say I will never get any more sycamore or hackelberry cause they were bad.....