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[Ian C]

dont entirely agree with that. pop needs to be treated with a lot of care to make GOOD firewood but it is possible. Split as soon as you can and season perferably under plastic but with good air flow during summer. then once really dry store where there isnt too much moisture in the air.

 

sold 2 loads to my local last spring, he did as above and is now burning bone dry lovely pop logs

 

Same here, not bad at all when DRY. Keeping it dry in winter is hard mind.

 

I mix it up in firewood and have NEVER had a complaint.

[farmer_ben]

Same here, not bad at all when DRY. Keeping it dry in winter is hard mind.

 

I mix it up in firewood and have NEVER had a complaint.

 

I had more complaints that there is too much oak in a load before! But never pop!

[Mortimer Firewood]

dont entirely agree with that. pop needs to be treated with a lot of care to make GOOD firewood but it is possible. Split as soon as you can and season perferably under plastic but with good air flow during summer. then once really dry store where there isnt too much moisture in the air.

 

sold 2 loads to my local last spring, he did as above and is now burning bone dry lovely pop logs

 

Ben i have a huge supply of pop off an old match stick plantation[ Bryant may]

so its all i burn at home but as a firewood it burns to fast and not very hot but it is good as kindling because it catches fire easily. My pops in a big pile of billets not covered with all the bark removed and its fine even after last winter

I would not be able to sell pop round here as people want the best for there money and if i did sell them pop they would not be coming back and my local gets the very best logs as i get a lot of sales from there so people can see what there going to get .

[skyhuck]

Ben i have a huge supply of pop off an old match stick plantation[ Bryant may]

so its all i burn at home but as a firewood it burns to fast and not very hot but it is good as kindling because it catches fire easily. My pops in a big pile of billets not covered with all the bark removed and its fine even after last winter

I would not be able to sell pop round here as people want the best for there money and if i did sell them pop they would not be coming back and my local gets the very best logs as i get a lot of sales from there so people can see what there going to get .

 

Thats probably why yours does not burn very hot.

[felixthelogchopper]

Great for kindling (straight grain so chops easily), not so good for logs if you want to sell a second load

[Mortimer Firewood]

In comparison to say bur oak beach or dead elm it does not burn that hot and its fine left open imo i take the top layer off take what i want then put that layer back rather than tarp it. Got to go and take baby to see santa now:001_smile:

Edited December 4, 2011 by Mortimer Firewood

[farmer_ben]

Ben i have a huge supply of pop off an old match stick plantation[ Bryant may]

so its all i burn at home but as a firewood it burns to fast and not very hot but it is good as kindling because it catches fire easily. My pops in a big pile of billets not covered with all the bark removed and its fine even after last winter

I would not be able to sell pop round here as people want the best for there money and if i did sell them pop they would not be coming back and my local gets the very best logs as i get a lot of sales from there so people can see what there going to get .

 

i sort of agree with you but i dont try selling whole loads of pop to anyone. I dont think my local burning pop is a bad thing at all, the landlord also gets prime hardwood from me so his roaring firewood every evening looks great. I just do him a deal on the loads of pop and he has educated a few people who have been very surprised how lovely pop burns when dry.

[gensetsteve]

People seem to be getting fussier about species ie no pine but dont realise a load of wet oak is a waste of time. Lets face it how much better is a mix of beech and birch than a load of softwood. People want it to light instantly and burn for hours. I tend to send about 20% oak and the rest a mix of beech ash birch and sycamore.

[renewablejohn]

Terrible stuff. Just to help you all out I will take it off your hands FOC

 

I agree with Farmer Ben its all in the drying. Once you get it below 20% MC make sure you keep it below 20% MC as it does seem to act like a sponge if stored in damp conditions. I sell all my timber as solar dried guaranteed less than 20% MC and do not tolerate customers being snobbish towards a particular species or hard versus softwood. They pay top price for a mix and thats what they get.