eucalyptus

[Taupotreeman]

Better off split after just a couple of months. I wouldn't leave it too much longer as, like others have said, it gets concrete hard. Fantastic firewood and it fetches a premium price in NZ depending on the species. Burns hot and long and I currently have it stockpiled all over the show.

 

 

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[Taupotreeman]

We'll one of us must be right unless someone comes on and says it does't burn at all. I have always found it does't burn as good as or their dense timber never get a good flame. Saying that, it will burn but very slowly.

 

If it's well seasoned it burns hot and hard but lasts a fair while. We can use a good chunk to keep the fire in all night. I never turn Gum down and there's usually a fight for the stuff. Get an old Blue Gum and it'll burn like Oak, Ash etc. depending on which end go the tree.

 

 

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[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Watch out if the grain isn't straight in the rings, then it's a pig to split (if, as they do, the branch has grown out at a queer angle and the person ringing it cuts straight rather than at 90 to the grain) and even so it's still a bar steward if left too long. Personally, I wouldn't touch it, just too much effort compared to so many others.

[csservices]

Good stuff burns nice and hot, can be awkward to split the gnarly bits but otherwise easy enough to split while green.

[Woodworks]

Picked it up today and will keep it for our stores instead or lumbering my customers with un split-able wood. Think my 18ton splitter should manage

 

Loads of help from you all. Many thanks

Edited January 30, 2014 by Woodworks

[woodworm]

How's it growing, we have some that's 2 or 3 years old and it's about 10 11ft tall on the good soil

 

Not great, its on VERY poor soil and the frosts got it 2 years on the trot (-15 degrees). We lost a lot but are replanting some more when they come. Did you do yours through Prima?

[Andrew Reed]

I have been burning some two year old eucalypus for the past month. It took a while to dry. Yes it is rock hard so split early. Burns just fine, not too fast and does not "sulk" in the grate.

[Andrew Reed]

Eucalyptus (right log) v Poplar (left log on top of Cypress) in the log burner.

 

The Eucalypus burns with a lively yellow flame.

[Dodge]

I'll go along with whats been said ( I have burnt/split a few tons) burns well in a stove wouldnt use it on a open fire as it can crack off at times but unless you have got a very good splitter don't let it dry as others have said it seems to grow twisted and if you do split it it seems to "let go " with some force I certainly would not like to tackle it with an axe

 

One thing I have used it for is a mate of mine does hedge laying so as an experiment I made a maul with a lump of it and I must say it is very good, he has been using it for nearly a year now and it is still in good condition and looks like it will outlast him

[Marc Lewis]

I have a fair amount down the yard in cord length about a year or so old. Cross cut and split on the fresh cut and it splits a dream.