What softwoods do people sell for firewood?

[DN22 Gardening]

Put an ad on ebay last winter for builders bags of unsplit softwood.

 

just mixed arb waste, so everything from yew, cedar, pines, and lots and lots of conny.

 

they sold fairly well

[farmer_ben]

Put an ad on ebay last winter for builders bags of unsplit softwood.

 

just mixed arb waste, so everything from yew, cedar, pines, and lots and lots of conny.

 

they sold fairly well

 

what sort of price did you charge mate?

[shavey]

I sell mostly softwood, probably 90%. Most species burn just fine, I don't see the hang up that most people have with selling softwood, I sell at least 100 ton of it a year. Larch especially burns really well.

 

 

i agree softwood is fine its alot easier to work with and defianetely alot less work than a big old knarly oak if its seasoned right most things will burn ok:thumbup:

[SteveA]

We have a few acres+ of Sitka & Western Hemlock that needs felling as it's sucking all the light away from the native trees. So they have to go.

 

I went on a training day last week, part of it was about how important it is to season wood properly, not only a good fire, but also for low smoke emissions/ air pollution. I did ask if softwoods are suitable for burning, answer: "yes"...just so long as it's seasoned well (20% or below).

 

A mistake people often make is thinking that it's okay to throw the occasional unseasoned log into the fire.... but it's a real waste of heat & increases risk of deposits building up in the chimney + air pollution.

 

We may be selling our own well seasoned softwood firewood sometime in the future.

Don't see a problem with it myself....

[shavey]

We have a few acres+ of Sitka & Western Hemlock that needs felling as it's sucking all the light away from the native trees. So they have to go.

 

I went on a training day last week, part of it was about how important it is to season wood properly, not only a good fire, but also for low smoke emissions/ air pollution. I did ask if softwoods are suitable for burning, answer: "yes"...just so long as it's seasoned well (20% or below).

 

A mistake people often make is thinking that it's okay to throw the occasional unseasoned log into the fire.... but it's a real waste of heat & increases risk of deposits building up in the chimney + air pollution.

 

We may be selling our own well seasoned softwood firewood sometime in the future.

Don't see a problem with it myself....

 

go for it the more people that have some the better :thumbup:

[timberbear]

Been doing mixed softwood for a few years now. The hardest thing is getting people to change. Cuts easy, dries quickly and light to shift. I'm probably going 100% softwood next year. If people don't want it then they will go cold or pay £150 a cube for hardwood.

[Billy68]

take it or leave it logs

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

go for it the more people that have some the better :thumbup:

 

Been doing mixed softwood for a few years now. The hardest thing is getting people to change. Cuts easy, dries quickly and light to shift. I'm probably going 100% softwood next year. If people don't want it then they will go cold or pay £150 a cube for hardwood.

 

Agree 100%. Went 50/50 hard/soft this year; I would give up hardwood tommorow if folks would take it but it's going to take major educational effort to get their heads to take it in; the stove shops, chimney sweeps et al tell them they must burn only hardwood

[timberbear]

Agree 100%. Went 50/50 hard/soft this year; I would give up hardwood tommorow if folks would take it but it's going to take major educational effort to get their heads to take it in; the stove shops, chimney sweeps et al tell them they must burn only hardwood

 

The other problem is getting hold of decent softwood, most of our local cutters are on PR infected larch and I've just been quoted £35 a cube for softwood delivered in!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

The other problem is getting hold of decent softwood, most of our local cutters are on PR infected larch and I've just been quoted £35 a cube for softwood delivered in!

 

PR larch for firewood?