mm wrote:
Part of a tree fell down last night. The tree was at the edge of my
yard and had been dead for a year or two, at least.

Do I have to age this before I can burn it? When I hit two pieces
together they go clop or knock and not clump. Sounds very dry.

I've got 30-40 live oak trees which need frequent pruning and we burn
the freshly cut wood without problem. It will hiss and sputter while
the water is boiling off but soon begins to gas and burns just fine.
Pieces up to 8" or so we burn in the fireplace in winter, larger stuff
"out back".

I don't know if you mean to burn it as trash or in a fireplace though.
If in a fireplace and if it is a conifer, that's not good regardless
of how dry the wood is because the resins remain in your wood and
burning same will deposit creosote in the chimney.


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