Magnolia Tree
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Rebelduckman
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CentralVAWoodHeat
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I cut a little of it from a guy's place that I work with a few months ago. It had a unique smell to it, almost sour smell to it. I'll have to see how it burns in a year or two!
Watch your mouth! That's my state tree! (S). I have no idea how it burns, never burned it
You basically have a big weed for your state tree! Lol
firefighterjake
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jatoxico
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Not sure you two are talking about the same tree. Magnolia from Mississippi grows up north? Magnolia that grows by me are smallish deciduous trees that don't get to 18" easily. They are slow growers and hard. Probably would burn OK. Are you thinking Tulip tree? That's a poplar I think.
Hasufel
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Not sure about Missouri but here in the mid-Atlantic we have both. The southern magnolia grows well as far north as Philly and can get pretty massive. Saucer magnolias (aka tulip trees) are also magnolias but generally stay much smaller, maybe up to 25 feet. We used to have those in northern Ohio so I think they have a much larger range. I've trimmed both and the wood seemed pretty soft to me, so I never bothered to harvest them for firewood when there were better trees to be had. Not to say you can't do it, I'm just not sure it's worth the effort.
MaintenanceMan
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My neighbor cut one down this past summer and I split up the big stuff. I've got no idea how well it burns yet, but in a year or two I'll find out...
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