Ash Die Back wood as firewood .

[Mark Bolam]

It is a tonne though, right?

[rarefish383]

In the States the EAB has wiped out nearly 100% of our White Ash. I never burned Ash, because in the tree business and having farm land/forest, I had an unlimited supply of dead standing Oak. I've heated my house with wood since 1987. Last year my wife said she didn't want to burn wood anymore. So, I sold all of my Oak and lots of Ash. When it got cold she asked where our firewood was? I said you told me we weren't going to burn so I sold it all. Then she said she meant she just didn't want to heat solely with wood. She still wanted fires on real cold days. Go figure? Who can translate what a women means, to what she says? So, I had to burn Ash the rest of the winter. I was surprised, it starts easier than Oak, burns hot, leaves fine white powder for ashes, just doesn't burn as long as Oak. I was pleased with how it burned. I've been cutting ash for my customers for about 5 years now. I've found that the standing dead ash burns well, dries very fast. But, once a tree falls, it soaks up ground water and rots fast. Then it just stews for a while and finally catches and burns fast with little heat. I might have enough to last two more years, then I'll be back to my Oak. But, I'm going to stick with the Ash as long as I can.

[daveatdave]

7 hours ago, rarefish383 said:

In the States the EAB has wiped out nearly 100% of our White Ash. I never burned Ash, because in the tree business and having farm land/forest, I had an unlimited supply of dead standing Oak. I've heated my house with wood since 1987. Last year my wife said she didn't want to burn wood anymore. So, I sold all of my Oak and lots of Ash. When it got cold she asked where our firewood was? I said you told me we weren't going to burn so I sold it all. Then she said she meant she just didn't want to heat solely with wood. She still wanted fires on real cold days. Go figure? Who can translate what a women means, to what she says? So, I had to burn Ash the rest of the winter. I was surprised, it starts easier than Oak, burns hot, leaves fine white powder for ashes, just doesn't burn as long as Oak. I was pleased with how it burned. I've been cutting ash for my customers for about 5 years now. I've found that the standing dead ash burns well, dries very fast. But, once a tree falls, it soaks up ground water and rots fast. Then it just stews for a while and finally catches and burns fast with little heat. I might have enough to last two more years, then I'll be back to my Oak. But, I'm going to stick with the Ash as long as I can.

start it with the ash then put some oak on best of both worlds 

[Billhook]

I did see somewhere that the fairy liquid on the end and blow test does not work very well on die back Ash, presumably because the fungus has blocked the capillaries, so it may be that this stops it drying properly.

I have not had any issues with using it in a wood stove which is burning  well without shutting the air down for overnight, but have not used it on an open fire yet.

[MattyF]

It’s still wood... if I have some hard wood in a pile for 4 years it does not mean it will burn straight away, it will need drying out in sunshine or a barn...
Any ash die back I’ve processed in to cages as long as it’s still seasoned is absolutely fine, I’m heating the house and cooking off it right now .. the stems are usually still green on ash felled with die back so it will still need treated to be seasoned properly, all this you can burn ash green is total bollox... it may season quicker but I would not burn green ash.