I had a stack of unsplit but fully seasoned hemlock that I thought I'd try for this shoulder season. About 1/4 cord. This wood that feels so dense when fresh, is now very light, but still tough to split (loads of knots). It is at least five years cut in the round, maybe ten, stored right on the ground with very little rot except the outside (sapwood?). I will have lots more where this came from, about a dozen large specimens that were planted around the house many years ago that are in varying stages of wooly adelgid decline. Well, it isn't fantastic firewood, we've had about six evening fires starting on September 30. But it is heating the place and preserving the good stuff for the cold weather. It produces very little ash and very few coals are left in the morning.
One amusing anecdote: I believe all 12 hemlocks were planted at the same time. Two were close to the outhouse (now just used for decoration), right where their roots could access the nutrients that were "deposited." These two specimens are about twice as big as all the others that did not get access to the "fertilizer."
One amusing anecdote: I believe all 12 hemlocks were planted at the same time. Two were close to the outhouse (now just used for decoration), right where their roots could access the nutrients that were "deposited." These two specimens are about twice as big as all the others that did not get access to the "fertilizer."
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