This week I have mostly been burning...

[MikeTM150]

Sycamore is very good firewood but goes mouldy very easily, Best barn dried.

 

now this may sound a daft question, but is it the mould just a problem from a visual point or from a burning point? As i've never even considered it a problem before!

[corylus]

now this may sound a daft question, but is it the mould just a problem from a visual point or from a burning point? As i've never even considered it a problem before!

Most fungi that affect wood produce microscopic spores that are very light weight and can be carried long distances by the wind and air currents. These spores fall onto wood surfaces and if the moisture conditions are suitable (approx 28-30%) they will germinate.

 

If moisture content is kept below 20%, fungal decay will not develop.

 

So if the fungus is active, yr woods too wet. If dry after a fungal attack, the calorific value of your wood will be lower, ie less heat per log (everything else being equal, before all the pedants get going)

 

Lots more about fungal attack (including the above) here....

 

Wood Decay Fungi

[Dave Martin]

now this may sound a daft question, but is it the mould just a problem from a visual point or from a burning point? As i've never even considered it a problem before!

 

Purely from a visual perspective ... I like to sell pretty wood