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An Ash tree fell during a recent storm. Will it be ready to burn this fall?
6/2/2011 10:26:49 PM
The tree was mostly dead due to ash borer. It had some leaves up high, but the rounds split really well. It is to be stacked off the ground and under a lean to outside. My question is, can I burn this fall indoors? We have a masonry fireplace and will be getting an insert. Thanks SF.
6/2/2011 10:37:20 PM
Doubtful. It usually takes a season or two for wood to dry sufficiently to burn well.
6/2/2011 10:40:41 PM
Cut it, split it and cover it with ventilatiion now, Burn it toward the last of your season, Watch your flue for build up. Yes
6/2/2011 10:56:13 PM
Originally Posted By odontia32m:
Cut it, split it and cover it with ventilatiion now, Burn it toward the last of your season, Watch your flue for build up. Yes
Cut it, split it and cover it with ventilatiion now, Burn it toward the last of your season, Watch your flue for build up. Yes
And burn it hot. No slow, overnight fires.
6/3/2011 7:55:55 AM
Got it thanks!
6/4/2011 7:15:09 PM
If you are getting a wood stove or insert, split the wood a little smaller then you normally would, cover it and it should be fine by winter.
6/4/2011 7:16:10 PM
You can burn green wood if you want to. It just is not real efficient, and sometimes a little smokey.
I burn outdoor and find that unseasoned wood works fine if you split it thinner than the dry stuff.
I burn outdoor and find that unseasoned wood works fine if you split it thinner than the dry stuff.
6/8/2011 7:58:43 AM
Awe come on guys, this is Ash he is talking about. It will be just fine.
I c/s/s a white ash last july and by november it was less than 20% moisture content (measured on a fresh split) and it burned great. This ash (already c/s/s) will be just fine come this fall.
I c/s/s a white ash last july and by november it was less than 20% moisture content (measured on a fresh split) and it burned great. This ash (already c/s/s) will be just fine come this fall.
6/8/2011 8:50:01 AM
If you keep it covered so it is dry you will be fine,Ash is quite light and doesn't have as much heat value as many other hardwoods that are typical wood fuels (oak, maple,fruitwoods)
6/8/2011 1:36:37 PM
Originally Posted By nhsport:
If you keep it covered so it is dry you will be fine,Ash is quite light and doesn't have as much heat value as many other hardwoods that are typical wood fuels (oak, maple,fruitwoods)
If you keep it covered so it is dry you will be fine,Ash is quite light and doesn't have as much heat value as many other hardwoods that are typical wood fuels (oak, maple,fruitwoods)
Depends on what ash. White ash is right there with the Oaks and hard maple. As a matter of fact, if I had to compare it's burn characteristics with one of those options I would say it burns most like hard maple (sugar maple).
Why is Ash so light then? Well, that's also the reason it seasons so fast. Ash, when fresh cut has a moisture content of around 35%, compared to Oaks which can have moisture content of around 80%. It's like because it doesn't have much water in it, which is also why it is considered one of the fastest seasoning hardwoods available. The only thing that beats it out for seasoning time is low-btu stuff like poplars etc.
6/8/2011 6:12:50 PM
it would burn nicely in a camp fire.
6/8/2011 10:24:58 PM
It is pale white inside and split really easy. I'm talking car tire size rounds with 1 or 2 hits. I think I am going to buy a Gransfor maul as I am anticipating cutting one or two more down this summer.
6/14/2011 11:31:42 PM
It'll be ready for this winter, no problem.
Ash is very coarse and tubular grained and dries out quickly. Its not a real sappy wood either. Split it and cross stack it under a top cover with the sides open and it should be just fine.
Save some of the straight limb wood for turning on a lathe, its what bats are made of. Also, if you can get a few similar diameter pieces they would make great table legs or bed posts also.
I took down several large ash trees for a friend a few years ago and now kick myself for not having a few of them milled into lumber......they were straight trunked, twentytwo inch + diameter and sixty feet long plus the tops with large limbs. Was thinking more about heat than lumber back then. I'll never let an opportunity like that pass me by again, even if I have to buy a mill to saw them with and resell it when done.
Ash is very coarse and tubular grained and dries out quickly. Its not a real sappy wood either. Split it and cross stack it under a top cover with the sides open and it should be just fine.
Save some of the straight limb wood for turning on a lathe, its what bats are made of. Also, if you can get a few similar diameter pieces they would make great table legs or bed posts also.
I took down several large ash trees for a friend a few years ago and now kick myself for not having a few of them milled into lumber......they were straight trunked, twentytwo inch + diameter and sixty feet long plus the tops with large limbs. Was thinking more about heat than lumber back then. I'll never let an opportunity like that pass me by again, even if I have to buy a mill to saw them with and resell it when done.
6/21/2011 10:16:48 PM
Originally Posted By jeepnik:
Doubtful. It usually takes a season or two for wood to dry sufficiently to burn well.
Doubtful. It usually takes a season or two for wood to dry sufficiently to burn well.
You are mistaken. Ash is VERY low moisture naturally. Green wood will burn fine if thrown into a hot fire.
If firewood sized pieces are cut and split the ends will check in a couple of days of good sun, even in February.
Cut it, split it, stack it off the ground and you will have great firewood.
6/22/2011 3:11:24 PM
This old firewood poem seems to favor ash either green or dry...
Beechwood fires are bright and clear
If the logs are kept a year,
Chestnut's only good they say,
If for logs 'tis laid away.
Make a fire of Elder tree,
Death within your house will be;
But ash new or ash old,
Is fit for a queen with crown of gold.
Birch and fir logs burn too fast
Blaze up bright and do not last,
it is by the Irish said
Hawthorn bakes the sweetest bread.
Elm wood burns like churchyard mould,
E'en the very flames are cold
But Ash green or Ash brown
Is fit for a queen with golden crown.
Poplar gives a bitter smoke,
Fills your eyes and makes you choke,
Apple wood will scent your room
Pear wood smells like flowers in bloom
Oaken logs, if dry and old
keep away the winter's cold
But Ash wet or Ash dry
a king shall warm his slippers by.
If the logs are kept a year,
Chestnut's only good they say,
If for logs 'tis laid away.
Make a fire of Elder tree,
Death within your house will be;
But ash new or ash old,
Is fit for a queen with crown of gold.
Birch and fir logs burn too fast
Blaze up bright and do not last,
it is by the Irish said
Hawthorn bakes the sweetest bread.
Elm wood burns like churchyard mould,
E'en the very flames are cold
But Ash green or Ash brown
Is fit for a queen with golden crown.
Poplar gives a bitter smoke,
Fills your eyes and makes you choke,
Apple wood will scent your room
Pear wood smells like flowers in bloom
Oaken logs, if dry and old
keep away the winter's cold
But Ash wet or Ash dry
a king shall warm his slippers by.
6/22/2011 3:50:07 PM
Ash is one of the few trees that will burn well green.
6/23/2011 8:38:57 AM
Originally Posted By Bushman_269:
Ash is one of the few trees that will burn well green.
Ash is one of the few trees that will burn well green.
Your definition of "well" must be different than mine. Will it burn green? Yes, ash is one of the few that will actually burn green, but modern science tells us that no wood burns well green. To truly burn well all wood must season some. Typically you want less than 20% moisture content (MC) for any wood to truly burn "well". Ash, when green, is in the mid 30's.6/27/2011 11:51:48 PM
It will be fine for this year.
