Robinia any good to burn?

[Taupotreeman]

That'll be the extra nitrogen because it's a legume, smells like split peas when you fell it.

 

Smells like a mix of farts and puke to be honest. Smells worse going through the chipper.

[Ian Leach]

Nice for wood turners too, but I've heard there all tight sods

[MOOCHAZ]

is it best to split it now or let it season first

[Joy Yeomans]

id split it now as its nicer and easier to split green

 

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[MOOCHAZ]

yeh just split it this morning very easy to split all stacked at the bottom of the garden

[alexeijanssen]

Anybody know of any Hybrids available? I am specifically looking for Tulln 81-62 Hybrid which was developed for extra fast growing for firewood.

 

Mentioned here in this study:

 

Black locust | waldwissen.net

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks

[Craobh]

Black locust is one of the best firewoods . It is hard as hell on wheels lol it stinks when green.....green being just a word lol as it ain't green lol. It is one of the most durable woods going. Furniture guys love it cause of its grain etc .....so do flooring guys and they pay top $ for it to.

 

 

On the downside lol if it ain't split green ya might cuss alot at it lol and don't leave it lying as it'll go so hard you really will cuss. The bark and leaves are toxic so do beware there (where ya plant it etc). It grows quicker than hell on a hand cart very invasive so don't plant it anywhere near slow growers it'll eh well choke em out lol. You really do have to season it but it will burn wet however it not the best imo to burn it in an open fire as it can pop making you brown ya pants and causing hot coals to burn ya house down too. If you wat the best from it use it in well coaled up fire.....you won't get flame from it really and it is/can be a PIA to lite on it's own lol. It burns for a heck of a long time even if ya think it out .......it ain't lol.

 

 

 

The harder ya cut it the faster it grows lol it can be a real S O B if it gets somewhere it shouldn't be ......and inevitably it will. Forrester's our way hate the stuff lol and steam has been know to come out there ears if ya tell em yer planting it lol.

 

 

All in all it good but takes work (I know we got bout 50 acres of it lol)

[Craobh]

Anybody know of any Hybrids available? I am specifically looking for Tulln 81-62 Hybrid which was developed for extra fast growing for firewood.

 

Mentioned here in this study:

 

Black locust | waldwissen.net

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks

 

Buddy google some of the forestry extension groups stateside (eastern) and email them they'll point you in the direction your looking for and they have experience of it.

 

 

The Black Locust is .......Robinia pseudoacacia which is what we grow ...well try to keep in check really lol

[tomw]

Alex, Did you manage to locate Tulin 81-62?

I am looking for a thorn free variety.