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Old 22-10-2005, 03:18 AM
laurie \(Mother Mastiff\)
 
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Default are sweetgums any good for firewood?

We've got a bunch of sweetgum trees to trim and cut some down. Anyone
know if they make decent firewood? If not we'll dispose of it,
otherwise I may cut it up and keep it for next year....
Thanks


Come back and ask this question after you have split the wood, because it
is
next to impossible to split, even with a power splitter.


So, would it burn really slowly, if it is that dense? In winter, I like to
put on a fair-sized, unsplit (but cured) log in the wood stove before bed,
so there are still live coals in the morning. Is it heavy even when cured?

I HATE sweetgum balls, so I would be delighted to have an excuse to take
down a few of mine. Especially the ones that would be a good diameter for
an unsplit overnight log.

Interested to hear more,

laurie (Mother Mastiff)