Well got some more Elm today and I do not mind saying my butt is dragging. I guess those birthdays are catching up with me. Will not burn this for 3 or 4 years and then it will make for some good firewood for this part of the country. Got a few pics. This tree had a lot of rot in it even though some parts were still green. Also looks like some bugs had been inside of it too. I found these holes in a lot of the tree. Loaded up and headed home.
You know that elm is a beech to split so don't come pineing here, but its oak to burn. If you need there are mapeole here that can ashsist yew.
Yep I have split Elm before and it can be a pain. If it gets bad I will noodle the whole bunch but I have a hydraulic splitter.
Yep it is a good hard wood for this part of the country. The other good wood I find once in awhile is Ash, but it is not as common as the Elm. I went back this morning and cut the stump and then ground it down.
Thanks. It had a very bad lean to the back side that does not show in the picture. I used 2 lines attached to it to make sure I got it to fall where I needed. This picture here is a little better showing the lean the opposite of what I needed to avoid power lines and propane tank off to the side. My wife was nervous as could be.
Me too. It burns great, and there's a ton of it dead standing. It doesn't rot very easily either, so a lot of it is pre seasoned.
I prefer Elm over Mulberry but I get much more of the Mulberry as it sprouts and grows like a weed around here.
I have a 24" round of what I call Chinese elm that I have used for a splitt'n block for 22years. I keep it dry and there is no rot. It's like an old friend.
Mag craft great score. Any hardwood (ok maybe not cottonwood) is a hoarders dream come true in Wyoming.