Quick pre work scrounge - Possible Sycamore?

[Hills Hoard]

Drove past a big pile of uglies this morning but scrounged a few of the better cuts....there were a few types of wood...but i mostly grabbed what I initially thought was a type of gum, but could possibly be a sycamore?....i couldn't believe how heavy these cuts were...

below is my small scrounge then a pic i found on the web of a sycamore..

 

[Plow Boy]

Nice rounds, I believe u are right they look like a sycamore to me.

 

[Hills Hoard]

cool....i couldn't believe how heavy they were....i might grab one or two more on the way home if they are still there,...any idea what its like to burn?

 

[Plow Boy]

I'm fairly new at burning, and pretty sure I haven't burned any sycamore yet. But there is some guys on here that has probably burned everything at least twice. they should be able to tell u. Its still a new post they will be around at some point to chime in.

 

[Hills Hoard]

i should clarify, I will burn anything....its just a matter of if its inside or out in the fire pit

 

[bogydave]

Steeltown burns a lot of sycamore.
Shoulder season.
Very wet wood this time of the year but dries reasonably quick.

 

[Hills Hoard]

cheers bogy

 

[bogydave]

Steeltown burns a lot of sycamore.
Shoulder season.
Very wet wood this time of the year but dries reasonably quick.

Oops, your winter, leaves gone when cut?
Should be a little less water in it now for your area.

 

[Hills Hoard]

i didnt see leaves at the site....just the rounds.....but as i said they weigh heaps.....im guessing this could be due to being very wet?

 

[Defiant]

Hills you are a hoard

 

[bogydave]

i didnt see leaves at the site....just the rounds.....but as i said they weigh heaps.....im guessing this could be due to being very wet?

I remember in WV it grew mostly on creek bottoms. A real wet wood for sure.

 

[Woody Stover]

..any idea what its like to burn?

It's apparently a mid-heat wood....stove fodder for sure.

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

I think it may be beech...

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Sycamore for sure....heavy as all heck when green, light as a feather when seasoned.

 

[Wood Duck]

You are in Melbourne AUSTRALIA? If so, all bets are off. I don't know if Sycamore are ever planted in Australia. If you're in Melbourne FLORIDA, then maybe you have Sycamore.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Might be a struggle splitting but will burn okay.

 

[StuckInTheMuck]

My vote is for the London Plane Tree. Same family as sycamore, but more widely used as an ornamental tree. Greater resistance to diseases that affect sycamores. But not resistant to a well sharpened saw.

 

[Hills Hoard]

My vote is for the London Plane Tree. Same family as sycamore, but more widely used as an ornamental tree. Greater resistance to diseases that affect sycamores. But not resistant to a well sharpened saw.

i did some further investigating and you are absolutely spot on.....the area I work in is full of them...

 

[punchy]

wetter = harder to split

 

[Hills Hoard]

wetter = harder to split

not what i wanted to hear...haha. but if i can split a round after 2-3 really hard swings it goes straight on the pile for out door use....until i get a hydraulic splitter that is..

 

[WeldrDave]

HH, I just got a load this past winter, "a free be" load, Yup sycamore! or at least in the family with the bark. If it's wet, don't try to split it by hand as I tried...... ain't happening to well.
I never burned it, all the folks above said it's OK for a shoulder wood, but burns up quick. The way I see it, any free wood is good wood

 

[jeramy]

I got some of this the other day,was wondering what the heck it was .Now I know

 

[lukem]

Sycamore isn't bad stuff, but it isn't good either. If ya got it, burn it...but don't go out of your way for it.

 

[ScotO]

Sycamore is probably right there in line with silver maple, after it's seasoned. I love having lots of silver maple for shoulder burns or daytime fires during the winter. I say get all of it that you can.......it's free and it's not willow!