Dead Elm

I decided to hit this area just so I could see if it was sled ready, nope, but it has some nice dry dead Elm that I brought home, I split the bigger rounds, it's coming in after dinner.

I had the moisture meter with me so I tested the bigger rounds after splitting it twice.

The last pic is after I split the bigger rounds.

 

The last pic.

 

F H C

 

Nothing like walking into a dead standing (anything), debarked with only 19% MC.
Cut it up and feed the stove is as good as it gets.

 

I think we've only burned a few rounds of Elm since we started burning.

 

It's in the basement but we'll burn the Hemlock & Pine first, we'llbe pushing some more dead Elm in tomorrow that was c/s/s last year, it was barkless dead standing too.

 

That area has more dead Elm so I might hit it again tomorrow.

 

Nice ready to burn wood.
Dead standing Spruce here is similar.

 

I was thinking the m/m reading on the split would've been 25 with the next split reading 37, I was very happy that it was ready for the Liberty.

 

All ready to go, awesome

I've been splitting/noodling some elm uglies this weekend. Mines pretty soggy though

 

I cut some earlier this fall that looked the same but the m/m reading was 35 on the first split so it went in the stack for next year.

 

I cut some of that dead standing elm on Tuesday and thought for sure it would be ready right now, WRONG. I have that same exact moisture meter Zap and it read 33 %. It'll be ready for next year.

 

Red Elm/Slippery Elm is easy splitting and great firewood!!

 

I agree. After the last load I got, I'm a fan. Real cool color when fresh cut too

 

Very wet when you split it though.............at least when I did just a few days after it was initially cut.

 

Yep, and if you get any of the bark off you can see how it gets it's name. Really slimy/slippery under there

 

Only downside is it's pretty smelly when fresh cut. Smells like a horse pasture

 

Yup!!! Been there and done that!!!