This phase of the project was executed from 2016-2018. The live oaks did just fine since they have such small leaves (unless they got in the way of a falling black oak). The Russian Olive I have seems very dense, but I haven't burned much yet. The aspen and spruce burn quickly and hot which works well with my boilers aquastat and powered vent system when the water cools below 175F, the fan kicks on and the easy starting, fast burning junk wood flames up quickly which works well to maintain a constant water temp at 180F maintains the set point and keeps the control loop tight. Consider using a hydraulic log splitter if youve got a lot of wood to process. Does anyone know which of these woods produces the least ash, Oak or Pine. This is the resin soaked sticks of pine that will light with a match and makes an excellent starter. I have no empirical data, but for us they have given decent heat. This comparison has live oak at 36.6 and Eucalyptus at 34.5 BTUS Eucalyptus is a very broad term does this refere to the gum species that grow in California ? I have about a hundred of these that were cut in maintaining a power line right of way. Wood combustion occurs in three consecutive, overlapping stages. I have done a lot of research over the last few months on the best wood here in the mid-south (west Tennessee). Stay warm and dont worry about it so much. Make another cut at a 45-degree angle above the original cut, so the cuts join, creating a notch in the wood resembling a wedge of watermelon. just came from the woods. attributed to mark twain!!! Russian olive or Elaeagnus Angustifolia is viewed as an invasive species. Personally, the best wood in the world is whatever I can get my hands on. Big bright flames and smells good.Also beech is a very clean burning wood according to my grand dad .Smokes very little and burns to a huge coal. Like the man said , if you got it free, its worth burning for heat. I seem to remember that all wood has roughly the same BTU content PER WEIGHT. Thorny, tough wood makes splitting difficult. I have often thought of making a semi hollow lamented body guitar out of this, but not sure about the tonal properties of the wood. Getting sufficient heat while using minimal wood is valuable, whether relaxing at home or huddling around a campfire. Has anyone heard of this problem? This wood is ideal used for cooking, adding delicious flavor whether you love to grill, spit roast, or smoke. Save it, let it dry for 2 -3 years and youll be opening windows to let the cold air in in February . The average efficiency rating is around 19.9 million BTU per cord. Someone is selling russian olive for $50/cord. They are invasive and grow very quickly. Weve been lucky the past years to find eucalyptus but have been offered almond this season. The smaller stuff makes a great campfire for cold weather, putting off a blue flame and tons of heat. They are the top wood, BTU-wise. When Russian olive wood is first cut, it released an unpleasant, overwhelming odor. Ill cut a limb, and if its yellow inside its hedge. So, in the fall of 2017, MSI partnered with the Durango Rotary Club, a local group in constant need of wood for their firewood distribution project, which helps low-income families and seniors. If the Russian olive woods content is still too high after a year, give it a few more months to season. Chopped up a few live oaks and boy that is a great wood for the fireplace! Olive wood - what a find, limited quantity! Quick AnswersContinue, A crackling fire is a great way to stay warm in the cold months, but using the right firewood is essential. i think its red pine or red elm.. i live in central nm in the foothills of the rocky mtns,our primary firewood is shaggy bark juniper..we just call it scrub cedar..and there are several distinct kinds,yellow-grows extremely slow burns verry hot,red-softer burns up faster-aligator bark juniper-the softest of the 3 less btuthen we have pinyoni dont burn this wood because it plugs my heat exchange unit up..dosent put out much heat and smokes like crazy..then there is scrub oakit burns about the same as any kind of oak..pine and fir..blue spruce..no heat..chineese elm..hard to split little more heat than red scrub cedar..not much..so as far as firewood goes i would give the shaggy bark juniper the highest rating..i also have a house by lake texoma in tx right in the middle of an emense hardwood forest..oak..hickory..maple..american elm..birch..ect..ect..and when im there i burn mostly yellow oak..and hickory,but i like the juniper from nm much better..i dont think the btu rating this chart has for it is correct..im sure its not, i saw a coment on salt cedar above,what you are burning is juniper..or scrub cedar,salt cedar is a completely diferent kind of wood altogether..it grows along the riverbanks of nm and arizona..and i think its scrub syacamore..sorry about the spelling..but it is a verry hard wood..not sure of its btu rating..but i would still rather burn the scrub cedar..or juniper as they call it..salt cedar grows close to water,along with chineese elm and cottonwood in the lower elivations of the two states it does burn quite hot though..im prety sure its a kind of syacamore..close to the btu russian olive would produce..also fine wood for burning, im fron centeral missouri and our elm american or red will not burn in fact it is called p*** elm for reason. To get the most heat production out of . This is russian olive. I have some upstate PA, that often is recovered when down, and used for firewood. wanted free hard wood firewood near lebanon,pa area It also won't burn and will produce excess smoke. Being a fairly common and fast-growing tree, prices should be moderate. When its cold out, I seem less lazy to get up in the middle of the night to keep the fire hot overnight. with the exception of oak (usualy scrub oak), all the firewood vendors here have is Eucalyptus (no rating), Avacado (no rating), Almond (no rating) and mixed hardwood. You know the one, thorny, ugly and wild and grows like a weed. I have about 50 Euk logs for house heat. ), I am reduced to asking neighbors or builders if I can haul away their downed trees. Its BTU is just as high as birch which varieties produce a BTU of 23.8 million per cord and higher than douglas fir, which has a BTU of 20,7. Also, box elm burns decent but it stinks. GOTTA CLIMB HIGH AND USE A POLE ELECTRIC CHAIN SAW,,,GITTING IT DONE BUT WILL IT BE GOOD FOR MY LOPA WOOD STOVE..APPRECIATE SOME ANSWERS. The cores, thick bark that protects the Russian olive wood makes it difficult for the wood to dry out as quickly as pine or fir if not split. One cord is a stack with dimensions 4'x4'x8 or 128 cubic feet. (Sir Douglas Menzizii) He really didnt know how to classify it because it had characteristics of fir and also of hemlock so he called it Pseudo(false) tsuga (hemlock)so it is really not fir at all or hemlock? Once dried, it will burn clean and provide slow-burning coals. When he's not working on axes, he's probably camping, hunting, or honing his survivalist skills. Bandit~ I burn approximately 20 cords of wood each season. A lot of them were planted during the dust bowl times to prevent wind erosion. Can the latter possibly split 36 diameter 2 drums? How many BTU is a cord of firewood? Some fully seasoned apple,beech and american elm and some partially seasoned pecan and bradford pear . I have put together the best data I could find, but consider the figures to be approximate. I live here in north west tennessee near the miss river . As with most BTU charts I have seen available, some of the numbers may be a little off, but are in the general ballpark. Some of the heaviest green wood is among the lightest when dry. At 23.0 million BTUs of heat per cord, Russian olive gives off moderate heat. Any comments would be helpful. Ive also heard this about black locust, which I also burn. Enjoy your fires! Im curious about people melting cast iron stoves and fires getting too hot. But it does burn off a substantial amount of ash. Olive wood is a great hardwood, it burns much like pecan or oak. In my lifetime I have seen the end of the Chestnut,the American elm,and now the Ash, Dick Ashton. The smell just gets me ready for breakfast as soon as I get it going! But older trees have tough, stringy trunks that require much more work. I have not found it listed anywhere as rated for firewood and was wondering if it would produce enough heat to make it worthwhile for use in the fireplace. Russian olive is usually a straight grain wood, but as it grows older, the trunk tends to grow extremely thick and stringy, making it almost impossible to spit with a maul. The National Fire Protection Association suggests that you hire a chimney cleaner to remove creosote build-up at least once a year. Comments:Originally brought to the United States in the late 1800s for windbreaks and erosion control (and as an ornamental tree). However, someone told me that buckthorn burns so hot you have to be careful your wood-burner doesnt crack. Does anyone know what the btu rating of russian olive is, I burn tons and it makes more heat than anything else that we have so I am curious about the btus. A wood box helps contain it. A kilowatt-hour (kwh) of electricity is equivalent to 3,400 Btu. My fathers property in southern Illinois is over whelmed with Russian Olive trees as they were used in near by coal mining areas during reclamation of the mines after they closed. Western Softwoods Figures from California Energy Commission But Rating Based on 90 cubic feet of solid wood per 128 cubic foot cord. But have found fore killed spruce / pine that had topsburned off in forest fire but roots kept sending sap to tree gives best heat ! If youre going to load up your wood stove with the big stuff overnight, you might consider leaving the air intake barely cracked open. I cant seem to find any info on suitability of Tupelo or Black Gum for firewood. But its tendency to take on more water in certain settings means extended seasoning time. Seasoning time is reduced if the tree has been dead for months. Olive wood is a mixed bag when its time to start splitting. Most of the trees in the hedge rows were Osage Orange. They also have little thorns on the smaller limbs. I am courious about the btu of pecan and swamp chestnut oak and which oak burns the best . Wood heat seems to be medicinal especially on cold, wintry days. 4 years later I still come here when I need to cut a load of firewood. All of them burn well. Glad that these charts settle the madrone/euk BTU argument. Russian olive wood is not known to give off a smell when burning when it is fully dry. [Full Review]Continue, After firewood has been split, all that remains is to store it. Love reading the comments from Andy. burning solid fuel !! Firewood BTU Chart. I have been using a cast iron Encore for 5 years without issue. Fascinating site! Your main consideration is that, to burn clean, any wood. $20.00 + $21.95 shipping. Cut the wood by splitting it with an axe or log splitter. Interesting reading. If it is really dry it gives off some heat, but I usually recommend it as a campfire wood. There is some conflicting data between different sources due to different calculating variables. Selecting the Right Firewood Firewood heat output is measured in "British Thermal Units" or BTUs. While generally small and branching, Russian Olive trees can produce wood that ranges in color from yellowish-brown to darker golden-brown, sometimes with a greenish hue, and light yellow-white sapwood. Builders planted them everywhere in Maryland, so talk about an abundant supply of firewood. Hello, I used to have this wood it has an unpleasant smell. Russian olive burns clean, produces minimal creosote, and doesnt spark and pop. However, Russian olive wood still takes at least 12 months to dry and is difficult to split despite next to no sap production. In fact, Im convinced you cant, conventionally.

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