Bill Grey wrote:
"John L" wrote in message
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Cross-posted to DIY and to Gardening:

A bit late to ask because I've just finished sawing up about half a ton!
However there is another ton to come.

What's leylandii like as a fuel (open fire, and/or wood burner)?

I'm not intending using it until next winter.

Cheers
John

Getting the green stuff off theboughs is a real pain - hardly worth the
effort for theamount of useable timber available. The green fronds burn
ferociously and care is needed. As for the logs, can't say as I've never
used them for house heating. On a garden fire the logs do not burn very
well at all.


They do when dry, I once burned a stump out that way.,

After a couple of years.

The key is that conifers are nowt special, except the sap contains tars
and resins that will in combinatiuo9n with water, spit like **** and
carry tars up in the smoke. Once dry, without the water, they burn just
fine.

after all, ordinary constructin timber is coniferous.



Bill