Have 3 on the homestead that need to come down. If I recall correctly, the grain is somewhat dense.
How's the burn? Length of season time?
How's the burn? Length of season time?
Scotch Pine
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Funny story.... My Dad bought some land in 1974.... he wanted to grow Christmas Trees. So, in the spring of 1975... I was in 4th grade, he took me out of school to ride a tree planter for a few days. We planted those nasty things all over the hills.... And they grew... and grew... and he sold some off and left the rest grow...
Now I own the land... and over the last 5 years or so I have waged a campaign to get rid of all the scotch pine on the place... It dosn't make for good timber and dosn't make for good wild life habitat.
The Scotch Pine I planted in 1974 have been heating my house for the last 4 years...
I let mine dry to long and now it burns like corrugated cardboard. But, Say, If a guy was to not split it too small and only let it season two summers... you will do good.... I always really like to see the ones filled really thick with pine pitch.... those will burn hot...
Scotch pine is tough to split... so ne prepared with a good gas wood splitter.
Now I own the land... and over the last 5 years or so I have waged a campaign to get rid of all the scotch pine on the place... It dosn't make for good timber and dosn't make for good wild life habitat.
The Scotch Pine I planted in 1974 have been heating my house for the last 4 years...
I let mine dry to long and now it burns like corrugated cardboard. But, Say, If a guy was to not split it too small and only let it season two summers... you will do good.... I always really like to see the ones filled really thick with pine pitch.... those will burn hot...
Scotch pine is tough to split... so ne prepared with a good gas wood splitter.
I have no experience burning it, but I did cut up a couple faces cords of it last spring/summer. We have some scotch pines along the road that we’re taking out. I figured it would be good for the syrup evaporator wood at least.
I’ll see what the Mc is when I burn it in a couple months. Well, maybe next month if this spring is like last spring was.
It wasn’t terrible to split, but the ones I cut up definitely had a twist to them. Not sure if they’re all like that.
I also have some red pine slab wood that I’ll compare it to. The trees look very similar, and I didn’t even know they were two different types of pine until someone pointed out the differences to me. I’m not much of a conifer guy. Damn east coasters
I’ll see what the Mc is when I burn it in a couple months. Well, maybe next month if this spring is like last spring was.
It wasn’t terrible to split, but the ones I cut up definitely had a twist to them. Not sure if they’re all like that.
I also have some red pine slab wood that I’ll compare it to. The trees look very similar, and I didn’t even know they were two different types of pine until someone pointed out the differences to me. I’m not much of a conifer guy. Damn east coasters
