Ok experts, wood ID

[gregbesia]

Petrified wood seen at NY Natural history museum , i think its pretty cool but wonder if one can burn it now that it turned to stone. Maybe since it is so old , it is really , really seasoned and now has like 11 trillion BTU's. I bet if used in something like Fireview or Blaze King one can go 3 full winters on one load.

 

[TreePointer]

I betcha the Fiskars will split it. ;-)

 

[Duetech]

old

 

[gzecc]

That is cool.Where were they found?

 

[Vic99]

Probably tought to split. Must be elm.

 

[DanCorcoran]

It burns as well as any stone, but instead of ash, you have to clean sand out of your stove.

 

[Woody Stover]

Osage Orange; I've heard it's really hard on saw chain. :lol:

 

[firefighterjake]

Get anything hot enough and it will burn . . . or melt . . . but I sure wouldn't want to be anywhere near the fire that would burn/melt a piece of petrified wood.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

It has to be split vertically.

 

[jimosufan]

might have to rent a jack hammer (to split it ) And concrete saw to buck to stove length!

 

[Battenkiller]

I'll bet Sav has some wood older than that stuff.

 

[woodsmaster]

I'll bet Sav has some wood older than that stuff.

+ 1

 

[nrford]

Rock Elm!!

 

[Thistle]

Rock Elm!!

+1