We had an inquiry earlier in the year about what kinds of wood we Southerners find to burn. I was taking an inventory this morning of the wood I've collected off the curb in Birmingham, year to date. I have:
Hickory (man, can you imagine putting that out for the trash ?!)
Oak, three different species
Cherry
Yellow Birch
Maple (hard and soft)
Gray Aspen (burns fast and bright, good for starter wood)
Dogwood (hard to get in quantity, but dense with BTU's)
Hackberry (not my favorite, but it'll do in a pinch. Comes in ginormous rounds)
And whatever the wind blows in. I do draw the line at sweetgum, and they grow absolutely everywhere around here.
I told a friend that while I didn't exactly delight in tornadic episodes, but they do bring firewood. As the saying goes, it is an ill wind indeed that doesn't bring some good.
Hickory (man, can you imagine putting that out for the trash ?!)
Oak, three different species
Cherry
Yellow Birch
Maple (hard and soft)
Gray Aspen (burns fast and bright, good for starter wood)
Dogwood (hard to get in quantity, but dense with BTU's)
Hackberry (not my favorite, but it'll do in a pinch. Comes in ginormous rounds)
And whatever the wind blows in. I do draw the line at sweetgum, and they grow absolutely everywhere around here.
I told a friend that while I didn't exactly delight in tornadic episodes, but they do bring firewood. As the saying goes, it is an ill wind indeed that doesn't bring some good.