Ms. buZZsaws SIL tells me about a pile of black walnut he drove by. He tells me the location and was shocked when i told him it was cottonwood.
Well that’s disheartening to hear. I have a nice sized honey locust holzhousen that has been sitting for about two years now I think, planned to burn it in the depths of next winter. I do like my elm, so that honey locust is gonna have a tough act to follow
I dunno. I won’t knock elm as it’s kept my house warm in the dead of winter, but according to the chart honey locust outperforms even the fabled black locust. Firewood BTU & Drying Chart
I am confused (a common occurrence). In your photos the leaves look nothing like honey locust. Are there a few red maple branches thrown on top?
Well the rain stopped late morning and just some sprinkles later so i went and cut. Like i stated in OP not much, maybe a couple wheelbarrows full. Had a good talk with the guy and the worst case scenario the wood from the other three trees (maybe a couple cords) is mine when they come down. He has a friend who may take them down, but if that falls through he'll call me for the job. Cherry picker needed for a couple, but not too dangerous. Plus he had a few trees in the wooded area behind his shed he'd want taken down and they're easy drops. View attachment 396538 Oh and my prior HL score was the house across from this one.
AKA ... Chinese elm... pizz Elm ... Decent stuff... has a different smell to it... known to be more brittle in wind events and drops limbs during said times...
Guess I'll keep it about remarks pertaining to splitting the stuff. If it wasn't a bear to work up, I'd not dislike it. That being said, elm isn't in the same league as locust BTU wise. Locust, Honey 23.7MBTU/cord Elm, Siberian 19.2MBTU/cord Highest elm on our BTU chart is just a tick below walnut which I find to be mediocre. Walnut, 20.0MBTU/cord
