Wednesday, August 26, 2020

How Many Ash Trees Will You Be Cutting?

 We have a bunch of them! Ash pops up all over the place, especially around edges, so we will have a good supply this winter of stove sized ash that needs just one split. Remember that these edge trees are usually way off balance.  Don't get your head knocked off by a barberchair.


2 comments:

Jonathan H said...

I've been cutting ash and burning it for several years now. I wish I had more harder woods to burn since ash burns relatively quickly and, well, it leaves lots of ash behind which I assume is why it got the name...

David aka True Blue Sam said...

Jonathan H: We can burn ash right after we split it and it gives decent heat, but for nighttime we put oak and hickory in the stove so we will be warm in the morning. Ash does not last as long as our other woods. It is easy to work up on the splitter. We have had good heat from red maple and river birch, too. Again, those are daytime woods. We like to run a small hot fire on one side of the firebox and during cold weather we will place a couple pieces on the opposite side of the box so they light right up when we roll them into the fire.