Not sure what this is...possibly willow? Any good for firewood?

[slicendice73]

Can anyone help identify this wood? I'm always on the lookout for firewood and it's been cut down recently near where I live...there's quite a lot of it left lying around.

 

I think it might be willow, but I'm not sure? If it is, I believe it's not great as firewood...but I've never tried it. Is it so bad it's not worth bothering with? Or is it ok but just not as good as, say, ash or oak?

[roys]

Trunk certainly looks like goat willow to me, I burn loads of the stuff, if the price is right (free) then it is great fire wood.

i like to mix my firewood in totes so I try to have some rhoddy, willow and typically sycamore in the same batch. 

[rapalaman]

Even if it’s just “lying around” it still belongs to someone and taking without permission is theft. Check with the landowner as it may be due to be collected, left as habitat etc. alternatively they may be happy someone will take it and save them a job 👍

[roys]

Oops, missed the bit that he didn’t mention permission, good spot @rapalaman

[openspaceman]

2 hours ago, rapalaman said:

they may be happy someone will take it and save them a job 👍

 

This is the case with the open space near me but they will not allow motor saws so I give it a miss if I cannot pick it up. I notice other log fairies do it surreptitiously with battery saws.

[slicendice73]

Thanks for the info 👍