H'se Chestnut. Any good for chip?

[Ford Forester]

Hi,

Bit of a new one for me. Even after being in the woods for 25 years, I have never had to market horse chestnut. Got about 40 tonnes (still standing) that the owner wants removing. I'm doing a lot of work for him and there is return work for the next 5 years so I don't want to let him down. I need the work. It's generally accepted that its no good for firewood, but has anyone (probably tree surgeons) had to sell any before? I'm thinking maybe hardwood chip market.

 

Paul

[tree monkey]

big lumps go into logs,chip on chip pile.

it burns when dry just spits a bit i put it in soft wood pile

[Maxwell]

Look into firms that produce fire doors. That's generally the wood they use as it doesn't really burn. Also old style roofing tiles....dunno about a market for that tho. Good luck

[Joy Yeomans]

i thought roofing tiles / shingles were sweet chestnut ?? could be wrong - weve found horsechestnut once dry burns just as good as other woods - the thing is let it dry, its taken about 5 years to get this pile nice, but like anything wood burns water doesnt

 

it has a value, chip or firewood, some one will buy it off you im sure, good wood as i say, split it may dry faster as ours was drying in the cord length

 

joy