On 10/25/2018 9:49 AM, rbowman wrote:
On 10/25/2018 05:23 AM, Frank wrote:
Neighbor that had moved last year, when he moved in a few years ago a
large poplar that I had planted just off the corner of our lots fell
between us taking down a few other trees.Â* We split the cost of removal
and cutting them up and I told him that he could keep all the wood which
he was grateful for - maybe about 3 cords.

If by poplar you're referring to cottonwood that is one of the few
native hardwood species we have. It's generally considered to not be
worth burning unless you're building a bonfire down at the river from
one a beaver cut down. They are pretty this time of year.

Larch is the best we have, followed by ponderosa pine and douglas fir.
Back east people wouldn't look twice at those but you burn what you have
and deal with the creosote.


It was a hybrid poplar and I assume it does not burn that well but was
advertised as fast growing for firewood. I had planted a few as a quick
shield in that area years ago and they got pretty big. Most fell in
another neighbors yard. If a tree falls in your yard it is up to you to
remove it. I had a similar situation with a white pine snapping off
into my yard this spring and had it removed. Nobody burns pine here
because of the creosote. I see on TV shows that pine is all they have
to burn in many northern or high places. That neighbor now lives in
Flagstaff, AZ which is all pines above 7,000 ft. there.

Other trees knocked down were wild cherry and apple which are good
firewood. Most firewood sold here is oak.