Might be an old wives tale but some people you just can't convince. In my case, it's my father. He is absolutely certain that burning any conifer (or white birch) will fill up his chimney instantly with creosote, and cause his house to burn down. I've stopped trying to change his mind because I'll burn anything he won't. I put white pine, scotch pine, balsam fir, juniper and yew in my wood shed this past Saturday, and it all gives off heat.
I don't know about that. I've slept under a bridge, dated a girl named Wilma and dined on a 7-11 burrito at three o'clock in the morning. I'd say I've done some livin'!
All looks oaky to me, except the piney looking stuff. If that is indeed oak, it probably won't be ready this year.
I won't go out of my way for pine down here at my house because there's better wood to be had. Now, up north, at the cottage, I mostly burn pine. Norway pine mostly, but there's a lot of poplar, and some birch, red maple, and red oak if you know where to look and are not swimming in more than enough pine to keep you busy and warm.
It's still nice to identify the pine so you can be careful not to load the stove up with it without readjusting air settings as might be required. Or be surprised the first time you come back in 4 -6 hours to reload and someone stole your fire while you were gone.
Ponderosa pine I just picked up and going home to split . Won't touch for at least two years due to the stickiness it had Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
