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[jjones]

sweet chesnut is heavy when felled as it is full of water. it burns alright when dry (not spitting) but burns quite quickly.

[nepia]

sweet chesnut is heavy when felled as it is full of water. it burns alright when dry (not spitting) but burns quite quickly.

 

Amen to that. It does have a bit of a reputation but I think that's down to it's water content when green, as is the case with elm. Elm does burn - years after felling.

The drier the chestnut when it goes on the fire the less it crackles - though it still does a bit - and I find that cold logs do it too; leave them in the basket next to the fire for a day.