I live in East Kentucky and fire wood is abundant. Is this wood useable for smoking in a pit style smoker? land. Latest data that Ive read is that seasoned softwoods causing creosote problems is baloney. Not a native species, but abundant where it has been planted (I have seen it coast to coast) Any idea the BTU of Tree of Heaven or alianthus (?sp). THATS HOW THEY DO IT! Burning green wood is bad for any number of reasons, but especially so when the wood has a high sap content. It is difficult to evaluate available heat value of wood because of the complex process of obtaining heat from wood. Greenwood is wood that has just been cut and not seasoned. Russian olive is medium-quality firewood. I enjoyed the story about his neighbor that let his oak fire wood dry for a whole week and it wouldnt burn LOL !!!! Allergies/Toxicity: Besides the standard health risks associated with any type of wood dust, no further health reactions have been associated with Russian Olive. getting mostly ash, some cherry and some oak. I have a rather large Bradford pear that I need to take down. True story. It burned very hot with big blue-yellow flames and gave the best aroma . The red fir name comes from the beautiful red color of the heartwood. These firewood BTU charts compare the heat energy ratings and weight of common firewood species. I look for fallen trees that are gray and smooth. Some locals began tackling the problem on their own by funding small removal projects, but the effort was minimal in response to the widely growing tree population. anyone know anything about sweet gum btu value? My grandfather told that with him carrying wood in all winter and grandma hauling out the ashes he never saw her all winter !! Very hard to split, but more importantly it doesnt burn well at all. anyone have any experience burning mulberry? Do You have Russian Olive on your land?Contact Amanda Kuenzi It is also excellent firewood for your fireplace or outside firepit. I was around the wood many years ago and remembered that it smelled bad. Wood that gives off a lot of smoke causes sore, red eyes and isnt enjoyable to sit next to. However, as a downside, it tends to spit embers from time to time and produce a fair amount of ash. If you leave oak in the woods til you need it, well, theres lots of bugs and stuff that love to digest it. I noticed a lack of information on Hickory. Other invasive olive trees are the Autumn olive (. Seasoned and dry and Im out there every three hours. My chimney has never had to be cleaned because of burning hedge that has been dead for many years, plus the fact that it burns so hot. Which aspen is rated equally in your West and East charts? One BTU is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit. Or would it be worth the heat and not having that pile to look at anymore? If its an old tree, the chances are high that splitting will be difficult. I live in East Tennessee which has a great variety of hardwoods. Being a fairly common and fast-growing tree, prices should be moderate. Russian olive is the only variety of its kind, but it does go by many names. However, as a downside, it tends to spit embers from time to time and produce a fair amount of ash. I HAVE to burn green to keep from feeding it all day. If you want a stronger flavor, try combining olive with the punchy smoke flavor produced by hickory. Hi! MSI applied and was awarded a total of $247,000 from the Colorado Water Conservation Board and Colorado Parks and Wildlife for a three-year project to remove the trees from Bakers Bridge to the New Mexico line. So you are probably not going to find much information about it as far as btu or about its wood in general since it is not a common source of firewood outside of Asia. Depending on the types of conditions that the Russian olive tree was growing in, it may be carrying a higher moisture content than you expect. There is some conflicting data between different sources due to different calculating variables. In fact, Im convinced you cant, conventionally. I dont have the ratings for that maple, but you can always weigh it and get a general idea that way. Keeps for a couple years at best. This is lower than most popular firewood types like oak or black locust. Being a semi professional firewood dealer here in the Redding area of the State of Jefferson, California I find a lot of mixed wood. Is it possible that different poplars are being compared? Green and I feed it one or two times per day. (red) just now brought back a load of beech. Grain/Texture: Unlike true Olive (Olea genus), Russian Olive is very porous and of an uneven grain texture. red Oak) Sweet Gum is great for a hot fire, but burns too quickly. Any advice as to species, training, harvest and also seasoning of smallish diameter limbs, or direction to such information, would be much appreciated. What Are The Physical Characteristics Of Russian Olive Wood? Are Rosewoods (and Bubinga) really banned by CITES? Toss in a large log; itll give off heat for much longer than options like pine. A little off topic for this page so you might not get much response here. Russian Olive grows fast and smells good, two ideal characteristics. Despite this, there are some pros to using it as firewood, as well as some cons. While we have quite a few woods available to us, what weve settled on for the fire place is a 50/50 mix of Oregon Ash and Black Locust. Do you think that it is worthwhile to cut and split this to burn next year? The better your firewood has been seasoned, the better it will burn. Out here people often pass up oak in favor of madrone, where it is available. It is tolerant of considerable amounts of salinity or alkalinity, and can survive considerable droughts. The density of Russian olive means that it can burn slower without losing heat. You are using an out of date browser. The wood requires sufficient time to season, and mature logs may be difficult to split. Once burning, the only thing youll need to think about is finding the marshmallows. The one that puts on what is called hedge apples, eaten by squirrels. Despite this, there are some pros to using it as firewood, as well as some cons. Russian olive trees produce good firewood with a BTU heat rating of 23.0 million per cord. I burn about 12 cords a year using a wood boiler heating house and shop. Anyone know how this rates as firewood? Russian olive wood produces an unpleasant odor when green. I live on the Wind River Indian Reservation, in Wyoming, where Russian Olive is considered an invasive and unwanted species. Russian olive does produce a lot of heat. In natural settings, they quickly become invasive, crowding out other native species. A hot and dry climate will help speed up olive firewood seasoning. This keeps all sparks from shooting onto our carpet. Over the years Ive heard people in this region say it gets too hot for stovesif they use only the mahogany I imagine. I get up in the morning and heat our little berm home from 66-67 to 71-74 degrees with cottonwood and red elm in an hour and a half with cottonwood providing the bulk of the heat. I checked my bandsaw / motor to make sure I didnt have sparks/smoldering. WE DID HOWEVER, CUT AND SPLIT ALOT INTO FIREWOOD FOR, OF ALL PEOPLE, THE BAREFOOT FIREWALKERS! I burn 24/7, and use about two cords from Nov. thru Mar., with several 3-day breaks every three weeks or so when the temps are a bit higher. It is not wood that leaks water as soon as it is split, unlike sycamore wood. Firewood is easier to split while it is still green. We repainted the Jotul with 1200 degree rated stove paint and a lot of it has burned offso we know the Jotul gets hot, just not how hot. Hello, I used to have this wood it has an unpleasant smell. Take care when working with Russian olive, as it has thorns that can cause injuries. Alex is a writer with a huge passion for the outdoors. Sounds like my neighbor would get along great with yours. just came from the woods. Many black oaks lost big limbs in the surprise snow of Nov 2010. Poplar, Cottonwood, and Aspen: Whats What? Dont know much about western woods, except that the citrus groves my wifes family own in Mesa, AZ make tremendous wood for fires. cure time is at least 2 years covered,found a rating of 16 mil btus per cord but it was rated as poor firewood. It has kept us plenty warm every winter, we ensure we have a chimney sweep come out and check the wood stove and chimney once a year. (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? Donating wood samples and pictures of wood itemsIf youve got a new or unusual wood species that isnt on the site, please consider sharing it with the rest of us! im a firewood dealer i burn everything but when my house is cold and i want it to get hot fast its doug fir all the way. THE COALS GLOW REDHOT LIKE OAK, BUT WITH HARDLY ANY HEAT. Split horribly and had a bad odor and only arround 15.5 BTU/ cord. But you are right about oak making a great bed of coals, and in an outdoor fire the extra ash wont be so much a problem like in a wood stove. Theres a very large pile of willow butt logs, in a bunch pile from the willow my landlords had cut down, its an eyesore and Im tempted to lop it up and split it, not only to get rid of it but firewood is going for 210.00 per cord here and Im thinking its not cost effective to bother with wood having natural gas for the furnace. Western dogwood grows along the west coast and canyon live oak is common in California and Oregon. This can help you decide what the best firewood type is for your needs. We love it it burns slower and longer so we dont have use our wood as fast. I had intended to include a reference to my location but failed to do so. At this time of year, there is lower moisture and sap content, resulting in quick-seasoning wood. George, its a bit cooler up here in the lower Hudson Valley, and weve been burning in the 18th C. Dutch hearth since Hurricane Sandy. Your chart shows the two very close in heat output and weight. As temperatures warm in the Animas River Valley, this tree could become more prolific, and create a monoculture along our rivers and streams. Audrie The wood you are looking for is Black Locust.It is a little thorny but it grows fast and burns long and hot.I sold fire wood for ten years and burned it fo thirty.Black locust was a favorite of my Amish customers. For example a Eucalypt that is similar in size and appearance to live oak is E moluccana ( grey box ) it grows in iron stone reliying on 12 inches of rain per year and at 3% moisture content weighs 9,856 pounds per cord how many BTUS would that equate to , or what about Waddy wood ( Acacia peuce ) it grows in the outback and at 3% moisture content weighs 13,112 pounds per cord and relies on one inch of rainfall per year what would its BTU output be ? Im curious about people melting cast iron stoves and fires getting too hot. Investing in a safety fence to protect you and your fireplace is a good idea anyway, especially if you plan to use Russian olive or firewood tamarack or fir regularly. Dimensions Length: 95.0" Min width: 13.0" Max width: 21.0" Surfaced Thickness: 1.75" Services. Olive is a highly dense hardwood which makes it great for coaling. I have some Hemlock and I can get some Hickory. btuCompare price : $900X7 = $6300 vs $375. I try to split off 1-inch wide slivers all the way around the round, light these (gum is easy to get burning), and then place the reduced size log on whole. Is It Okay To Burn Russian Olive In A Fireplace? Take care working around them and always wear suitable boots and gloves. rating for mountain mahogany. When the tempreture drops to single digits or below zero the BTU output keeps my home comfortable, I also like the shagbark hickery. As the chainsaw reaches the middle of the tree, the tree will begin to fall due to the hinge you originally cut. must be mangable My favorite wood to burn, has always been standing dead elm. I live in WI. But, as long as it burns and it sounds like it beats cottonwood and pine. I havent been able to compare it to madrone, or the oaks (like Oregon white, black oak, etc.).