Going after some Cedar today

[Mark Simoniz]

Nice little Cedar tree.

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

Yep, that be some nice stuff.....

 

[Applesister]

That is a cool pic. Really pink heartwood, was the cedar smell really strong when you cut it?

 

[CenterTree]

OH man! I can smell it from here!

 

[Stelcom66]

The cedar smells so good - even before burning.. Very fibrous though, usually after splitting it must be pulled apart. Burns well.

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

Nice pic too.... This is primo outdoor wood, neighbors will be envious for sure.....

 

[Craig S.]

I have a pile of this I use for outdoor burning. Smells great. Lot of sparks.

 

[smokedragon]

OH man! I can smell it from here!

Ditto.

Love how quick it dries, and how good it smells.

I have a pile of this I use for outdoor burning.

I hate that everyone thinks of this as outdoor wood only. I run it in my woodstove. Smells great, burns well, dries quickly.

 

[Mark Simoniz]

Thanks guys. Yes. It had a very strong Cedar smell when cutting it. I ended up with 3 Cedar trees yesterday. I never thought about burning Cedar till reading it here.

 

[EMB5530]

Cedar has got to be the best fire starter ever!!
And the smell, ahhhhhhh!

 

[HackBerry]

Nice firewood but the tree makes my allergies flare up just seeing it. Those Eastern Red Cedars are spreading like the plague in Oklahoma.

 

[AnalogKid]

Been burning 80% cedar for a month now. Great stuff for this time of year.

 

[Mark Simoniz]

What is ample trying time after split to burn? Does it pop like Pine?

 

[firefighterjake]

What is ample trying time after split to burn? Does it pop like Pine?

I give all of my wood at least a year before burning ... with eastern white cedar you may be able to burn it in less than a year. And yes ... it pops a lot like white pine.