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03-12-2008, 10:09 AM
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Name: Wayne City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Apr 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I had someone ask me this question last night. Apparently they had a large hardwood removed from their back yard. The tree guy told him the tree was not suitable for firewood and they took the tree off his hands.
They didn't know what type of tree it was. Does anybody know of a hardwood not suitable for firewood? I couldn't give them an answer. |  
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03-12-2008, 10:12 AM
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Name: Ed City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Apr 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Sounds like someone wanted the wood. I don't know of any hardwood that can't be burned. | |
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03-12-2008, 10:19 AM
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Name: Glenn City: Baskerville State: VA County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 59 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by nelsone  Sounds like someone wanted the wood. I don't know of any hardwood that can't be burned. I agree with you Ed, for many years we camped nearly every weekend and burned dang near every species except PT stuff, in an indoor setting the only restrictions I have ever heard of were on softwoods like pine because of possible creosote build up . 
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03-12-2008, 11:14 AM
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Name: David City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Dec 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by Glennbear I agree with you Ed, for many years we camped nearly every weekend and burned dang near every species except PT stuff, in an indoor setting the only restrictions I have ever heard of were on softwoods like pine because of possible creosote build up . You're right about the pine. I burn everything, but softwoods in the woodstove. Sounds like the wood guy wanted the tree. | |
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03-12-2008, 03:33 PM
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Name: Charles City: Rutherfordton State: NC County: Rutherford Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 44 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Sounds like a line to me. My home inspector told me to stay away from pine because it makes too much resinous buildup and leads to chimney fires. Other than that, I don't know of any common North American species that you shouldn't burn.
Sounds like their tree guy was the same guy who did the landscaping for my pastor's new house and told him that he could haul off all his top soil for no extra charge.
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03-12-2008, 06:56 PM
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Name: Jerry City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Sweet gum. Burns? Yes. Splits? NOT!!!!!!! DAMHIKT 
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03-12-2008, 07:05 PM
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Name: David City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Dec 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by jerrye Sweet gum. Burns? Yes. Splits? NOT!!!!!!! DAMHIKT
Oh it will split easy. Once you beat the log apart for that first split. But to do that you will be within 1-2" of embedding your wedge completely flush in the log. Nasty stuff. | |
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03-12-2008, 08:34 PM
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Name: Ray City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Did your friend have a photo of the tree... maybe of the yard, while the tree was still standing? Maybe I'm just suspicious but it sounds as if the tree service person saw something he could sell to a sawyer.
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03-12-2008, 09:47 PM
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Name: Harry Goodwin City: Winterville State: NC County: Pitt Join Date: Jul 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Sweet gum splits like gum except when it's freezing temperature. don 't ask me why but it works. harry | |
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03-12-2008, 09:57 PM
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Name: jeff... City: Stovall State: NC County: Granville Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by ebarr I had someone ask me this question last night. Apparently they had a large hardwood removed from their back yard. The tree guy told him the tree was not suitable for firewood and they took the tree off his hands.
. Really? News to me | |
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03-12-2008, 10:17 PM
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Name: Scott City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Sounds like the dark side has struck again.  Watch CL for a sale on bowl blanks. 
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03-13-2008, 12:11 AM
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Name: jeff... City: Stovall State: NC County: Granville Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by Threejs Oh it will split easy. Once you beat the log apart for that first split. But to do that you will be within 1-2" of embedding your wedge completely flush in the log. Nasty stuff. Or a firewood processor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8iPMpp83O0 | |
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03-13-2008, 12:22 AM
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Name: Mark City: Fuquay Varina State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Nov 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Well, it's hard to add much, with such a small amount of info to go on.
Any chance the tree had a serious defect, like significant heart-rot ?
Otherwise, if the tree was sound, it should be burnable. There are a couple trees such as cottonwoods that aren't very desirable - they have relatively low BTU per cord and are difficult to split.
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03-13-2008, 12:37 AM
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Name: Wayne City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Apr 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I will try to find out more.
He did tell me the tree was large enough that a crane had to be used to lift the tree in sections from the back yard. So what ever it was it was pretty big. | |
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03-14-2008, 08:49 AM
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Name: Andrew City: Mills River State: NC County: Henderson Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 50 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Shame some people seem to try to get away with stuff - and so often they succeed.
Trying to be positive... Poplar is classified as a hardwood because it is deciduous but a lot of people don't like to use it for firewood as it burns somewhat quickly, gives less heat per pound than many other woods, and has a relatively high ash residue compared to some. I've always heard that a lightning struck tree doesn't burn very well - and with what limited experience I've had with that - that dang little bit of white oak was dry but the hardest stuff I've ever had to get to burn!
Thinking more realistically- somebody got ripped off. A tree large enough to crane out in pieces... maybe too good for firewood but not suitable and thus of no value? makes me shake my poor old head in thoughts of disgust.
All I can say is pray for the 'perpetrator'. They all have to be held accountable for their actions one day... Even if it turns out they did nothing really wrong, we all need prayers (imho). | |
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