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Michael Soldan
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When I'm in the bush cutting wood. I always look for an ironwood, they don't get real big, maybe 5" but they pack a walop for heat..and wood like you describe, any fruit tree wood has good heat potential in it.
We use Cottonwood or Aspen for kindling or for the main fire in early and late season.
On days like this when it is -20 degrees we are using Elm, a bit of Oak, some Maple and Ironwood.
We burn what ever grows out there and what ever is of poor quality as a crop tree.
Not much Osage here in NW Wisconsin!
On days like this when it is -20 degrees we are using Elm, a bit of Oak, some Maple and Ironwood.
We burn what ever grows out there and what ever is of poor quality as a crop tree.
Not much Osage here in NW Wisconsin!
EVILBOWEVIL
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that be osage
hard as all get out
Ron
hard as all get out
Ron
Lou from Wi.
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Our wood furnance goes 24-7 cause it"s-28o and
I can tell ya ,IT"s COLD. We go through aprox 16 cord of Oak each year, Made a 30 ton Splitter and that"s a blessing. I did cut an osage orange years back for a neighbor who had a huge one on his fence line, Took the edge off the new chain saw ,kept sharpening it till nothing left of the chain. Took two chains to complete the cutting.
The best wood we ever had to burn was ELM, Lots of BLUE flame from it. We go to the cabinet factory"s for kindlin, but got to watch out. So much heat it will burn the grates out of the furnance. All Kiln dried.Any way to get a fire started and keep warm. Global Warming contributors ,I guess. LOU
I can tell ya ,IT"s COLD. We go through aprox 16 cord of Oak each year, Made a 30 ton Splitter and that"s a blessing. I did cut an osage orange years back for a neighbor who had a huge one on his fence line, Took the edge off the new chain saw ,kept sharpening it till nothing left of the chain. Took two chains to complete the cutting.
The best wood we ever had to burn was ELM, Lots of BLUE flame from it. We go to the cabinet factory"s for kindlin, but got to watch out. So much heat it will burn the grates out of the furnance. All Kiln dried.Any way to get a fire started and keep warm. Global Warming contributors ,I guess. LOU
It is probably European Buckthorn. It has 1/4" blueberries in fall. Native range is Eastern Europe and was imported to US prior to US Civil war.
This hedge is over 150 years old. Brother left it unclipped for 5 years because air-head sister-in-law liked it shaggy. It will take ten years to fully recover.
Bill in IL
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Osage orange is more valuable around here for fence posts. Does burn hot though have to watch how much you burn in some stoves.
Lou, my outdoor boiler manual sez to keep the ashes from touching the grates to prevent grate burnout. My boiler has run year round for 12 years and the grates are still in good shape.
My old wood furnace that we used to use in the basement (now in the shop) has an ash pit only about 8"X8"X24". With that small of a pit, it is hard to keep the ashes away from the grates, and they aren't in such good shape. Also, that furnace is 34 years old. . .
I burn anything that slaps me in the face when I'm mowing around the edges of the pasture and fields.
12 above here at daylight this morning, no wind to speak of. I like it.
Paul
My old wood furnace that we used to use in the basement (now in the shop) has an ash pit only about 8"X8"X24". With that small of a pit, it is hard to keep the ashes away from the grates, and they aren't in such good shape. Also, that furnace is 34 years old. . .
I burn anything that slaps me in the face when I'm mowing around the edges of the pasture and fields.
12 above here at daylight this morning, no wind to speak of. I like it.
Paul
Dan from WI
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-28F here this morning without figuring the windchill from our light breeze. We've been burning since late September in our outdoor boiler heating the house, domestic water and the shop (infloor radiant). I keep the shop at about 45 degrees which is nice. Wood of choice is normally Red Oak because of the abundance and high level of BTU's produced. The past couple years a logger friend cut a stand of dead Hickory and I bought two loads of it and burned all last year and have enough for the remainder of this winter. The Hickory burns a tad bit hotter than the dry oak and is easier to split. The Hickory is nice wood, once in a lifetime opportunity though and will probably never see it again in these parts. Next Year's wood is a 12 cord load of oak waiting to be cut and split...
bradley martin
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Wardner; You know not what osage orange(commonly called "hedge") is evidently. Small tree native to Texas, widely planted as far northa as Minnesota and Ontario, wood is estremely strong and durable....excellent for fence posts.
Stephen in SoKY
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I run Pignut Hickory, Red Oak or White Ash depending on the season & time of day. Right now it's 18 outside so I'm running Bituminous Coal & Hickory even though it's daytime. I usually run the coal only at night so that I dont have to get up feed the stove, but we won't be out of the twenties durng the day this week so I'm splurging on a little extra coal.
I was responding to Billy NY. I am from MA and our flora is the same. The Buckthorn has red wood, thorns, and seeds itself in partial sunlight at the edge of fields. This is what he described. He said nothing about fruit that would eliminate Buckthorn or include Osage.
You are right. I know nothing about Osage.
There are alot of other people on this board who are not familiar with trees that grow outside of their location. I remember a few years back someone said all maples drop their samaras in spring. There was no challange. Apparently, no one on this board has ever seen a sugar maple that sheds its seeds and leaves in the fall.
bob featherstone
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burn what ever drops in the bush, or is dead & still standing mostly beech, oak & white ash
all burn ok trick is to be a couple years ahead so it good & dried
usually burn about 12 stove cords a year & sometimes break down & rent a log splitter
this year cut & split about 25 cord so far, kicked it old school & split by hand
after working a few hours at it, makes you appreciate beer
bob
all burn ok trick is to be a couple years ahead so it good & dried
usually burn about 12 stove cords a year & sometimes break down & rent a log splitter
this year cut & split about 25 cord so far, kicked it old school & split by hand
after working a few hours at it, makes you appreciate beer
bob
teddy52food
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A ton of good dry wood has the same heat potential. Soft wood will make a bigger pile.
Wardner, I forgot the seed/berries, I think this one has a black berry on it, small leaves, seems to grow well around here, though they don't get big, I have them in the middle of old pastures and fields, as well as the old fence lines. The wood looks interesting, judging by it's tight grain and color, I ought to cut one the long way to see. There are a few trees I don't know the names of, this is one of them.
Anonymous-0
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don't see post oak any where on the chart...real good wood ..
Anonymous-0
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Any dry wood under cover is better than money in the bank.Ive had the shed full of dry elm some years.Ive heated my shop with poplar for many winters.
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