On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:50:11 GMT, "dadiOH"
wrote:

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.

Thanks all. It's not a fir tree. And like I say, it seem very dry.
I don't want to have a fire when it is this cold out. I hear it just
sucks the air to be burned from the outside. But when it's up to 40
or more, which might be next week, I'll burn some of this.

I really like my little electric yard-sale chain saw. Made cutting
the thing up really easy.

It broke my fence, two rails and one or two pickets, but that's no
problem. At this part, the rails are only 5 or 6 feet long, too.