chestnut as firewood

[Dave Martin]

I burnt some 14 month seasoned Horse Chestnut last week and it burnt just fine with no spitting.

[farmer rod]

I burnt some 14 month seasoned Horse Chestnut last week and it burnt just fine with no spitting.

Sweet Chestnut has a reputation for spitting, I dont think that HC does in the same way

[SteveRat]

I'm near Chester and would happily take chestnut arb waste of any kind :-) (even happy to collect).

 

Steve

[brassmonkey001]

Burnt a piece of Sweet Chestnut tonight. Spat a little bit but not excessively, had to mix it with some other wood as I'm sure the fire would have gone out if left alone. Can almost be split with a butter knife but I'm not impressed with how it burns.

[Yeti]

Splits super easy, leaves very little ash,burns fairly well.Needs a rather Long time to season In my experience.Great to use mixed with softwood I found

[Countryboy]

I have just cut up a very large horse chestnut and will use it for my own logburner. How long does it need seasoning??

[ballibeg]

Until it's dry and when that happens will depend on how you split it and how you store it.