Alder logs

[tommer9]

No-one is winding you up mate, and welcome to Arbtalk!!

 

 

 

Last winter I boiled my central heating system with Poplar, because it was DRY.

 

I am very pleased to read that Dave, as i ahve a load of poplar in the yard and it seems very wet. (its stil green) I was slightly worried that i was going to be stuck with a load of crap to burn this winter. How long do you reckon to dry it if stored in a shed with a little bit of draught?

[skyhuck]

No-one is winding you up mate, and welcome to Arbtalk!!

 

 

 

 

 

I am very pleased to read that Dave, as i have a load of poplar in the yard and it seems very wet. (its stil green) I was slightly worried that i was going to be stuck with a load of crap to burn this winter. How long do you reckon to dry it if stored in a shed with a little bit of draught?

 

The Pop I burned was 6 to 8 inch diameter and in 12 foot lengths, it was under some other timber on the stack for about four years, I cut it into 5ft's and burnt it on my boiler.

 

I would think if you get yours split and under cover it should be great for next winter, I think you would struggle to use it this winter mate.

[Saw-sick Steve]

Alder is being promoted as a commercial firewood crop for land generally not fit for much else. Top wood fuel if dried as all have said previously. Proportedly grows as fast as willow but the best bit..... rabbits hate it.

 

For that reason alone I have tried it in amongst some newly planted basketmaking willow this year - most of the willow has been decimated by rabbits (deliberatly no guards to get it into a coppiced stool quickly) but the alder is standing proud at around 3 ft (planted this year as 2" saplings).

 

Rabbits may not like it, but everything else seems to. Had some sheep get into a planting scheme back along, and they zeroed in on the Alder. My Highlands love it too. Often seems to be with fast growing species that animals find them especially palatable, Ash and Willow being 2 others.

[John Hancock]

I’ve got to put in a price to fell 56 riverside Alders – maybe I should buy a log-burner!

[sean]

I’ve got to put in a price to fell 56 riverside Alders – maybe I should buy a log-burner!

 

or become a clogger!

[Mr Ed]

I’ve got to put in a price to fell 56 riverside Alders – maybe I should buy a log-burner!

 

Let me know if you need someone to move the timber:001_smile:

[Treewarrior]

If not. I'll have it John

[John Hancock]

Most of it is standing dead or nearly dead - it'll all go back to the yard, after that - help yourselves! ......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.....got to win the job first though.

[Charlieh]

i have been burning alder for the last two months it was felled in march and is burning lovely and hot, doing most my cooking and hot water on it.

 

i would now take alder over most other timbers for firewood, going to plant a load more coppice with it as it takes so well.

[Martin Jenkins]

I posted the original thing over a year ago now - and I have to say it has turned out very well. Still going through some of it, and the coppiced alder has bushed up hugely.