I cut some yesterday, some on the ground and some standing dead. The majority of it was about 16%. If it looks more brown than yellow-green, it's usually pretty dry.barn burner said:Dead on the ground locust with the bark gone.. MC anywhere from 15% to 22%. Just cut it up and throw it in the stove.
I agree on the color after long dead. It no longer has the greenish yellow coloring. It is brownish tan when it dries out.Woody Stover said:I cut some yesterday, some on the ground and some standing dead. The majority of it was about 16%. If it looks more brown than yellow-green, it's usually pretty dry.barn burner said:Dead on the ground locust with the bark gone.. MC anywhere from 15% to 22%. Just cut it up and throw it in the stove.
I'm going to get all I can now. I don't know how much longer I'll have access to this grove.
Elm? Where's the winking smilie? ;-PScotty Overkill said:That stuff is the ultimate firewood IMHO. I still like the softer hardwoods too, but for long hot burns and good hot coal beds, black locust and honey locust takes the cake, followed by elm and white oak.
oops..... ;-PWoody Stover said:Elm? Where's the winking smilie? ;-PScotty Overkill said:That stuff is the ultimate firewood IMHO. I still like the softer hardwoods too, but for long hot burns and good hot coal beds, black locust and honey locust takes the cake, followed by elm and white oak.
I have been burning a bunch of Red Elm this "Winter" though...
Just occurred to me...maybe you're talking about Rock Elm. :gulp: That would be some awesome stuff to burn but the natural range isn't here or where you are...Scotty Overkill said:oops..... ;-PWoody Stover said:Elm? Where's the winking smilie? ;-PScotty Overkill said:That stuff is the ultimate firewood IMHO. I still like the softer hardwoods too, but for long hot burns and good hot coal beds, black locust and honey locust takes the cake, followed by elm and white oak.
I have been burning a bunch of Red Elm this "Winter" though...
No doubt there's a good reason they call it "rock"; Book said that they used to export it to England to build wooden battleships. :gulp:gzecc said:I think I saw rock elm once on a scrounge. I didn't now what it was. It was about an 8" round and I couldn't split it.
smokinjay said:Seems I find ants in all of them. Thats some great firewood you got there.
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