Burning Laurel in my wood burner

[spandit]

I think cyanide is flammable anyway... As with any wood, if it's seasoned, it'll be fine, especially in a wood burner

[kev7937]

not laurel, it's griselinia littoralis. but any timber burns when it's seasoned well. all the gases go up the flue, so stay off the roof!

 

 

 

:thumbup1:Yep Griselina not Laurel and yep if the fumes aren't going up the chimney you've probably got a problem whatever your burning.

[rayzor]

Thanks to all for your input:thumbup:

Much appreciated!!

[Gardiners Tree Surgery]

The main problem is with laurel wood chip when it has been stood for a few days. Once it starts fermenting. Then once disturbed it can release some nasty spores. As for burning I agree with the rest of the guys, long as it is dry it will be fine. Just don't stick your face in the stove and breath the smoke.

[nepia]

I sold over 400 ton of laurel as firewood 2 winters ago; was nervous due to all the cyanide horror stories; they are just that. Yes there is some but 90% evaporated during seasoning. Dry laurel is excellent firewood so I found out.

 

Seconded. 2012 felt like I spent half my time working laurel - lots of good firewood from it.

 

rayzor, if you can stack your green wood outside in a breezy spot but under a lid it'll dry much faster than in a garage, honest. It's not the heat that dries it, it's the airflow: the last few weeks have done months' worth of seasoning to my woodpile, stacked as billets under a tarp.

[woodyguy]

Looks like portuguese laurel to me (not Griselina). This like normal laurel does contain cyanide but only a problem with leaves not logs. So no worries.

[gmeneaud]

i use laurel and it burns very well when seasoned.

[treesrus]

portuguese laurel has reddish stems.

[Gareth Dalzell]

I,d agree with others, that's Gris and not any form of prunus/laurel.

[rayzor]

Well lads ,

Thank you very much for all your input!!!