I have a Progress Hybrid and some of the seasoned wood I have is from a Tulip Tree. It is a type of Poplar, very large. Is it safe to burn in a cat stove?
YesI have a Progress Hybrid and some of the seasoned wood I have is from a Tulip Tree. It is a type of Poplar, very large. Is it safe to burn in a cat stove?
Sarad, sorry but I had a phone call. The pine thing goes way back and what really happened was people always cut their wood in the fall and burned it that winter. This gunked up the pipes. Well, a few probably burned some pine and no doubt it was like the rest of their wood; not dry. The excess sap burned really hot, which started a chimney fire. They blamed it on the pine. This then became one of those old wives tales.
Ash is one more of the woods that is grossly misunderstood. Many times you'll hear that you can cut ash and burn it right away. Well, you can, but.... Ash is one of the lowest moisture trees out there and it gives up its moisture quite well, especially compared with oaks. However, from experience I can say without a doubt that time does make a huge difference. We've burned a lot of ash. One year we had to burn some that was freshly cut. Nightmare.... Long story there too. Then we've burned ash that was drying for a year and that for sure burns better. But to take this further, we've burned ash that was 2 years in the stack and 3 years and on up to 8 years. We've found that 3 years is really ideal. You can burn it sooner but I'm just saying it is much better if you give it the extra time.
There are woods that are commonly called softwoods and hardwoods. Technically, any tree that drops leaf in the fall is a hardwood. However, most folks will tell you that poplar, cottonwood, willow, etc is softwood. Even when I milled lumber or logged, we referred to those as softwood. Most of those "softwoods" we don't bother with here but in places that is all they have. They get along fine. However, if you have the choice, then woods like maple, oak, locust, hickory, ash, beech, etc will give you more btu's than will poplar or cottonwood or pine. In time you'll notice there can be a huge difference in the different trees and it is just one more thing that makes this interesting. I'm still learning!
Thats What I have alot of is Tulip Poplar. Its low heat but good for shoulder season.
I have split some of it for kindling, it works but heats stove up slowly.
It makes my window dirty even if it seems dry.
Tulip pop is a dream to burn. Nice burn, low ash. Just gotta dry it good. Covered because it will soak up rain.
That cat don't care what wood the smoke came off of.
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