So, what's rubbish?

[brassmonkey001]

What firewood wouldn't you touch?

What is a bugger to split, a bugger to season and when burnt doesn't burn well or give off much heat?

As a consumer, what I'm asking is what are the woods to avoid?

[geoff]

Chestnuts are not worth the effort,elm is but can be hard to split,as can eucalyptus if you dont split it soon after cutting it up,theres a start,but most of it will burn ok if well seasoned,if you get any ash,dont bother with it..just let me know & I will come and relieve you of it!

[brassmonkey001]

Chestnuts are not worth the effort,elm is but can be hard to split,as can eucalyptus if you dont split it soon after cutting it up,theres a start,but most of it will burn ok if well seasoned,if you get any ash,dont bother with it..just let me know & I will come and relieve you of it!

 

Aye, I've got plenty of Elm. As you say, it's a bugger to split but it does burn well. It's been standing dead for some years so it's well seasoned and as such it burns hot and quickly despite what the old poem says.

Got some Beech, which splits beautifully but I haven't burnt any yet.

Got a bit of Ash too, but I think I'll hang on to that if it's alright with you.

[geoff]

Spoilsport!

 

The beech & ash will serve you nicely.

[windfall]

I have struggled to split some Elm thats trunk was very thick and bendy, which meant the grain was all over the place. Had to cut it thin to split otherwise it laughed at my 10 ton splitter.

 

Lime was also quite time consuming to split even though it was so easy to cross cut as it is so stringy.

 

In my opinion once dry there is no wood thats not worth burning.

[Arborcare]

A little poem to help you,

 

Beech Wood fires burn bright and clear

if the logs are kept for a year

Store your logs for Christmastide

with new cut Holly laid beside

 

Chestnuts only good they say

if for years its stored away

Birch and Fir will burn too fast

blaze too bright and do not last

Flames from Larch will shoot up high

dangerously the sparks will fly

But Ash Wood green and Ash Wood brown

are fit for a queen with a golden crown

 

Oak Wood logs if dry and old

keep away the winters cold

Poplar gives a bitter smoke

fills your eyes and makes you choke

 

Elm Wood burns like churchyard mould

even the very flames are cold

Hawthorn bakes the sweetest bread

do it is in Ireland said

 

Apple Wood would sent the room

Pear Wood smells like flowers in bloom

But Ash Wood wet and Ashe Wood dry

a King may warm his slippers dry

 

 

Hope this helps

[brassmonkey001]

A little poem to help you,

 

Beech Wood fires burn bright and clear

if the logs are kept for a year

Store your logs for Christmastide

with new cut Holly laid beside

 

Chestnuts only good they say

if for years its stored away

Birch and Fir will burn too fast

blaze too bright and do not last

Flames from Larch will shoot up high

dangerously the sparks will fly

But Ash Wood green and Ash Wood brown

are fit for a queen with a golden crown

 

Oak Wood logs if dry and old

keep away the winters cold

Poplar gives a bitter smoke

fills your eyes and makes you choke

 

Elm Wood burns like churchyard mould

even the very flames are cold

Hawthorn bakes the sweetest bread

do it is in Ireland said

 

Apple Wood would sent the room

Pear Wood smells like flowers in bloom

But Ash Wood wet and Ashe Wood dry

a King may warm his slippers dry

 

 

Hope this helps

 

Thanks. I know the poem (I referred to it in an earlier post) and people seem to have varying opinions on it.

It doesn't offer much in the way of information on splitting though!

[Chris Sheppard]

A little poem to help you,

 

Beech Wood fires burn bright and clear

if the logs are kept for a year

Store your logs for Christmastide

with new cut Holly laid beside

 

Chestnuts only good they say

if for years its stored away

Birch and Fir will burn too fast

blaze too bright and do not last

Flames from Larch will shoot up high

dangerously the sparks will fly

But Ash Wood green and Ash Wood brown

are fit for a queen with a golden crown

 

Oak Wood logs if dry and old

keep away the winters cold

Poplar gives a bitter smoke

fills your eyes and makes you choke

 

Elm Wood burns like churchyard mould

even the very flames are cold

Hawthorn bakes the sweetest bread

do it is in Ireland said

 

Apple Wood would sent the room

Pear Wood smells like flowers in bloom

But Ash Wood wet and Ashe Wood dry

a King may warm his slippers dry

 

 

Hope this helps

 

No, no, no, no, no - This is what we have to contend with; I'm sure other's will agree

 

That poem makes nonsense of reality.

 

Ultimately, any wood if properly stored and seasoned will burn.

[Peter]

I have a little poem too, only mine is factually correct and a lot easier to remember.

 

Wood burns,

Water doesn't.

[dave fox]

I have a little poem too, only mine is factually correct and a lot easier to remember.

 

Wood burns,

Water doesn't.

peter you havent had my girlfriends cooking!!