White Pine opinion

[Andy S.]

I had significant damage to a stand of white pine in the ice storm. I have a bunch of 4-6" logs and more branches than I ever want to see again. This is messy stuff - everything is sticky. My plan is to split and stack the logs and rent a chipper for the branches. Is there any merit to making kindling from the branches?

 

[peakbagger]

Dead white pipe branches make great kindling but as you noted the trade off is sap.

 

[Applesister]

I had a guy friend tell me the pitch plugged up his chipper and he had to remove the blades and clean them. He has a commercial chipper and does tree work.
The only white pines we have dealt with here are the ones that snap off and land on our "logging" roads. They get cabled and shoved out of the way. Never processed white pine.

 

[Applesister]

If you are gonna mess with White Pine, do it now.
At the end of this month they will be really gooey.

 

[DougA]

I use pine branches all the time. Truly a PITA to cut but makes great kindling when dry.

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

Pine makes great kindling if not sappy, I love my fatwood......

 

[wahoowad]

I like it for kindling. Wear gloves.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Wear old gloves you don't mind getting really sappy.

I'd process it. It burns just fine.

 

[Andy S.]

Thanks for the tips. I will use as much of the pine as possible. The gloves are a really good tip.

 

[Chimney Smoke]

I cut all the branches off and stack them in a brush pile. After the pile sits for 6-9 months it's perfect kindling.

 

[firefighterjake]

I burn some white pine from dropped branches ... it's worth my time for use as kindling or the shoulder season.