burning bark

[Stateguy]

If you accumlate alot of dryout bark is it ok to burn in the stove

 

[James02]

Sure...I use it to rekindle fires, I even use it for start ups...

 

[Slow1]

No harm in it as long as it is dry. I don't go out of my way to bring bark into the house or to keep it out. If it is on the wood it stays. If it falls off outside I generally leave it outside and it will end up in the compost pile, if it falls off inside (or in the buckets on the way in) I just toss it in with the rest of the wood and I've never particularly noticed it making a material difference in the burn. Sure it lights up rather quick generally, but I don't think it really has a lot of heat value.

I don't think I'd consider putting a 'full load' of bark in the stove - I have no idea how that would go, but given that it tends to be messy to begin with I think that would be too much effort. If I had a lot of bark then presumably I have the wood to go along with it... no reason to take it off and burn it on its own I guess is my point.

 

[bag of hammers]

i think there are a few threads here on burning bark - I instigated this one a while ago - some interesting / amusing comments....

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/to-bark-or-not-to-bark.84183/

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Okay to burn dry bark. Expect a lot of ashes for a little heat.

 

[remkel]

I usually collect the bark for a while and then find a moderate day to burn it all. It makes for a good temperature when it is a bit warmer outside.

 

[legrandice]

if my bark falls off the wood before it makes it inside..then off to the compost. If it's still attached then into the stove. Not worth the ash buildup/lower heat output.

 

[firebroad]

I like to throw the bark in a bucket and break it up for mulching flower beds.

 

[jdp1152]

I've been prone to chipping off birch bark (or putting birch split son the bottom of a fresh load) because it lights up better than kindling. Anything that falls off during splitting or moving, I toss in the woods though. Tree chips, newspaper, or fat stick work better IMO.

 

[bmblank]

Sometimes i like to take a paper bag and fill it with a couple inches of bark/sawdust/whatever scrap is laying around, then roll the bag up tight. Do it a bunch of times and you have some nice fire starting logs.

 

[Dune]

Mulch.