sycamore
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Lower on the btus chart I've never split by hand just with a splitter and if im remembering correctly it was stringy and extremely wet. I've burnt some in my smoke dragon. In my opinion its not the best wood and better than nothing but im not very picky about the wood I burn. That being said however I wouldn't go out of my way for it if there was some good hard wood available.
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andybaker
Feeling the Heat
A friend of mine says it's better than burning snowballs.
If it's there though, why not use it.
If it's there though, why not use it.
bogydave
Minister of Fire
It's all BTUs
A year CSS, good shoulder season wood. Better than the poplars.
I'd process it if close to home.
Steeltown has a bunch he C&S last year. Maybe he'll chime in with some more specifics.
Looks like good wood.
Like I said, it's all BTUs
A year CSS, good shoulder season wood. Better than the poplars.
I'd process it if close to home.
Steeltown has a bunch he C&S last year. Maybe he'll chime in with some more specifics.
Looks like good wood.
Like I said, it's all BTUs
Woody Stover
Minister of Fire
We have it here but I haven't tried any yet. I think I saw it on the charts at about 19 Mbtu so it's not too bad, about like soft Maple. Definitely useful...
woodchip
Minister of Fire
We have plenty of sycamore here that nobody wants as firewood, so we use it for shoulder seasons. Like BG says, a year css and it'll be fine.
I like it as it's plentiful, round here people only go for oak 'cos that's all they have heard of, so it's useful to get good at burning the other firewoods around.
I like it as it's plentiful, round here people only go for oak 'cos that's all they have heard of, so it's useful to get good at burning the other firewoods around.
steeltowninwv
Minister of Fire
lots of sycamore here...first year burning it...i gotta say i like it...when ur sitting around the house and u can load it when needed its great..keeps the house nice and toasty..i just wouldnt load my stove down with sycamore for an overnight burn...splitting sycamore is a bear...12 inch round stuff usually splits good...get in the big stuff and its really bad..but u can get er done...just take pieces off the edges and work ur way in
The Beagler
Burning Hunk
One of my favorite trees. However, have had some real bears trying to split by hand. I don't have a splitter, so I pretty much avoid it. I will burn limbs that don't need to be split. Its not a bad wood to burn.
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