Ok I'm no scientist. But is it just me, or does anyone else find elm to be horrible to burn. Sure it heats the stove up, and not to forget we have an abundance of it here in Nebraska. But wow, it burns down fast and leaves a lot of ash. I'm cleaning out the ashes every 3-4 days. It's about 90% of the wood we have stacked so I am stuck with it this year. Making overnight burns rather obsolete. I guess it beats the "seasoned oak" I paid for last winter, that was so saturated I would get shot in the face with blasts of steam when I opened the door (a bit of exaggeration).