Didn’t take pictures of the first round but that was the first trunk on the left. I got that one a few days previously. Round three will be next for the rest of the tree. Even though it’s dead, it’s still got too much moisture for burning this winter so I’ll split it and stack it for next year.
Yes, although I got a few of the thicker pieces and will get a few more when I go back for the last trunk. It makes good filler wood to stuff into spaces in my stove.
Missed this thread too. Looks like some nice stuff there TD. Good btu's in that? Smell good too? Nice to put a face to the user name if thats you!
buZZsaw BRAD That’s really good stuff. Pinyon burns hot and coals up nicely. It’s definitely more of a hardwood than a pine - as far as burn characteristics go.
It’s got btus second only to gambel oak in my neck of the woods. Smells great. And like Cash said up above it coals very nicely. When it’s dry it’s really hard and sounds like bowling pins falling when you knock pieces together. It does get a little pitchy on some trees or parts and if there is any truth to the whole burn your house down with pine thing you do need to handle this one properly and be aware. The pitchy stuff can burn very dirty sometimes so I make sure it’s seasoned well. Damping pitchy pinyon pine down before it hits the coaling stage is not a good idea. That will create creosote. I season even dead standing a year. We also have quaking aspen growing around here. It’s not high on the btu scale but it burns really clean and if you either mix some in or burn a load after your pinyon pine it really does clean things up. That’s not an old wives tale. Use good burning practices and awareness of your woods characteristics and you can avoid excess build ups of creosote. It took me about three burning seasons to get it figured out. Throw in an annual chimney sweep and you are good to go. But the pieces that have little to no sap are primo—the oak of the soft woods. And yup, that’s me!
Pinyon pine sounds like good stuff. None of it here where I live. Good advice above about burning pine and other softwoods.
