I was getting the last of the silver maple, when I heard saws running, So I checked it out and a tree service was felling a tree. He said it was elm. Would love to confim this, it was super heavy. So here are some pics.
thanks Thistle all this wood should be next years wood along with the honeylocust. my goal is 12 cords, think this will put me at 7.5.Thistle said:Looks like Siberian Elm quite a bit.Very heavy when green,splits much easier than American Elm,dries almost as fast as Silver Maple.Had 2 loads of it last May,partly dead,after splitting/stacking it in sunny spot was ready to burn in mid November.
Backwoods Savage said:She is right Jake but that fact of the strings is what makes the wood burn up so quickly. This and the splitting is why I wait until they are dead or even deader than dead.
jimosufan said:Just in case anyone wants to know, I agree 100% ELM SUCKS. So tips and tricks would be helpfull. It was cut fresh. I really dont know how you could have nice stacks with this wood? I will not be looking for elm any time soon. My thoughts are twice the work for a normal cord. It was free so I'll shut up.