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That grows everywhere around here. I have volunteers sprouting in my yard, I pull them, weeds for sure. The State Park near my house is eradicating them, they are considered an invasive species. I have not burned any, the results were not good from a google search. Also called chinese elm.I think that is Ailanthus. The bark looks like Ailanthus but i haven't cut Ailanthus recently so I can't say whether the wood looks like Ailanthus or not. Ailanthus is also called tree of heaven, and it has fairly lightweight wood, which normally stinks. I haven't burnt any. Ailanthus is a common roadside weed tree.
...Also called chinese elm.
My first thought also was ailanthus. It can be heavy when freshly cut and green, but it does get much lighter--similar to other high water, low BTU hardwoods.
That grows everywhere around here. I have volunteers sprouting in my yard, I pull them, weeds for sure. The State Park near my house is eradicating them, they are considered an invasive species. I have not burned any, the results were not good from a google search. Also called chinese elm.
I would be a little (a lot) skeptical about it being chinese elm. The bark in the pictures is very smooth. We have a lot of chinese and siberian elm around here.Definitely a bark with a pronounced texture. I realize our hardwoods don't stack up to yours out east, but once seasoned it puts out a pretty good fire. It needs a couple of years though, for sure.
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