The wildfire has made more firewood available than waiting for aspen trees to die and dry out. We use the aspen that is charred on the outside because it is already dry and the wood under the bark is still very good firewood. It is dirty to handle when cut, split and stacked but we wear gloves in handling it. This particular piece has alligatoring on the outside of the log but under that is perfectly good firewood. It looks like the back of an alligator but only a small part of the wood is burned and the wood is dry thanks to the wildfire. Repurposing wildfire residue....
4 comments:
Have always wondered how good Aspen is for use in wood burning stoves. Approximately speaking, how does it compare to other common types of wood?
I cut some wood up there and it seems the burnt trees have a resin shell that makes it harder to cut through vs an unburnt dead tree.
Aspen is a very good wood in my opinion to burn in a wood stove. It is at the bottom of the list of hardwoods and doesn't have the components that conifers have to cause creosote. The wildfire burned the outer bark or charred it and also the phloem layer that is the transport of nutrients the tree needs. Aspens are high in water content so when the wildfire destroyed the outer and inner layer the tree stopped producing liquid. Makes it ideal for firewood and no drying time to speak of. I generally get about 3/4ths a gallon of ash and creosote when I clean the chimney after burning all season. I find it easy to split and it burns clean. Our cabin is small and it generates more than sufficient heat. We like to burn aspen.
Thanks for the Aspen-in-wood-stove reply! Good to know.
Post a Comment