I don’t believe there are any Douglas Fir in this neck of the woods but the Cherry trees are plentiful.
Trade you half a dozen splits of American beech for the same of Osage Orange? Shipping on that probably wouldn’t be cheap though Hey we’re talking dream firewood here, right?!
Wood of the month club? I could definitely see it being kind of fun trading between members who otherwise have no access to certain species. Only problem is the logistics/cost of moving it.
Not a problem. I live in the central US. Everyone just ship to me and I'll hang onto it and distribute it as someone passes through. I won't even charge extra if it all isn't claimed. Free storage ! Mike in Okla
Holly smells real nice burned or if it you put a split in front of the stove as if to dry it out. My wife said the smell was overpowering, kind of a sweet buttery smell. Another bonus is that it dries quickly for the btu… half the wait time as oak. I’ll go with locust and cherry for my two.
Hedge for sure. Never burned it so it has that allure. I have Gamble Oak and Alligator Juniper to get it started as a fair trade.
I agree on the cherry! I’m really curious about it. Douglas Fir is my primary firewood. I love it. It’s the hardwood of softwoods. I split just over a cord of solid Doug Fir today. It burns hot and clean. It actually coals up pretty decent too. It smells like Christmas when you cut and burn it.
And you really don’t smell it much in the stove. You can’t beat it for grilling salmon or steak on… though I never tried pear wood, or nut woods for that matter. Maybe I should rephrase: “cherry is great for grilling salmon or steak on”
Osage orange, Im actutally going to plant a few this spring and hopefully in about 10 years Ill harvest one.
Good thread. Its interesting to hear what kinds of wood that members have always wanted to try. My stacks over the years have been full of lodgepole pine, doug fir and western larch. Ive always wanted to try ironwood since its so high on btu charts but theres no chance of that happening where I live. My son has heard me talk about it a few times and if you asked him thats what he would say dad wants to try. I also would really like to try some arbutus/madrone. I have family on Vancouver Island and also on an island between Vancouver Island and Vancouver and they have it all over, both of them have wood stoves. The odd time I get to visit I take our car (15 hour drive) so I dont get to bring home any. I should put some on the roof top carrier!
When I visit the west coast of BC I see cherry growing all over in the urban bush. Im not sure if its native or just grows because of agriculture and birds. As a kid growing up there I didn't really pay attention to trees other than the big cedars.
