Wood ID please

[19FarmHand78]

I'm clearing out all my fence rows around my 14 acre pasture, most all of it have been scrubby stuff, mulberry and cedars. I've bucked up a few good cherry trees, and have a few more to go. I've got 4 big trees, that I'm not certain what they are, I believe they are and Ash. Let me know what ya think they are.

 

[gzecc]

Looks like ash from the northeast.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

White ash. I see compound leaves that are opposite in orientation. And the bark looks close enough to ash not to rule it out. I say white, because it doesn't look like a wetland and both green and black grow in wet areas.

 

[TreePointer]

I also see opposite branching of twigs and small branches in a couple pictures. Ash.

 

[Pennsyltucky Chris]

I wouldn't call mulberry "scrubby stuff". That's good wood.

 

[19FarmHand78]

Thanks for the in put guys... I know mulberry is good heat, but it and hedge are on the no burn list for my wood insert. Plus most of it is small or covered in poison ivy.

 

[BrotherBart]

And just how does Hedge get on a no burn list?

 

[19FarmHand78]

Burns to hot... my Napoleon wood inserts instruction book said not to burn hedge, mulberry, construction scraps and trucking dunnage.

 

[BillLion]

Burns to hot... my Napoleon wood inserts instruction book said not to burn hedge, mulberry, construction scraps and trucking dunnage.

I get the instruction to not burn "junk" but it's surprising to me that certain types of woods would be advised against. Even if they burn hotter than others.

 

[19FarmHand78]

I think the manufacturer is worried someone would stuff the stove full of hedge and getting to hot of fire... from what my installer/chimney sweep tells me anyway.

 

[Jags]

I am a bit surprised. Two of the finest flavors of stove chow struck from the list of acceptable fuels. I smell a conspiracy conjured up to corner the market on hedge.

 

[Wood Duck]

What self-respecting wood stove manufacturer has a no-burn list? Ridiculous. If they are worried about over-firing, well I could do that with any species of wood. Just load it up and leave the door cracked open.

 

[19FarmHand78]

Ok... ya all made me dig out the operating manual for my insert and for the life of me I can't find anything about woods not to burn. So I text my installer/ chimney sweep and he said that the first Regency insert I tried had the no burn list, due to it's extremely small chamber... but he still recommends not burning the hot woods. I'm with you guys as long as I don't over load the stove or get the fire way to hot I should be good to burn a little hedge and mulberry, of witch I have a lot to cut yet! Still not gonna burn a lot of hedge, using it for replacement fence posts!

 

[BillLion]

Ok... ya all made me dig out the operating manual for my insert and for the life of me I can't find anything about woods not to burn. So I text my installer/ chimney sweep and he said that the first Regency insert I tried had the no burn list, due to it's extremely small chamber... but he still recommends not burning the hot woods. I'm with you guys as long as I don't over load the stove or get the fire way to hot I should be good to burn a little hedge and mulberry, of witch I have a lot to cut yet! Still not gonna burn a lot of hedge, using it for replacement fence posts!

Makes more sense. I envy you that you can actually GET hedge! It's kind of likely the holy grail where I live.

 

[19FarmHand78]

Yeah we have plenty of it... only have one on my farm and after I take a couple of posts out of it I'll still get a face cord or so... I know of a half mile fence row that is all hedge... I don't think any one person could ever burn it all

 

[Jags]

... but he still recommends not burning the hot woods.

Well...him and I will just have to agree to disagree.

 

[mstoelton]

I wouldn't call mulberry "scrubby stuff". That's good wood.

+1 on mulberry that is half of my stacks right now.