On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 13:45:06 +0000 (GMT), Tony Williams
wrote:

I cut down a few large willow trees (not weeping
willow) a few years ago and they seem to have seasoned
into quite an acceptable wood for the woodburner.
Weeping willow seasons ok to a low moisture, but feels
quite light, and without much calorific value.

Yes it has a high initial moisture content and low oven dry bulk
density. Hybrids can be very high yielding in trials of arable short
rotation coppice, transport costs are a hindrance with water and
density considerations.

AJH