Hi, I found on CL that someone giving away firewood from Japanese Pagoda Tree. Person says it’s been seasoned for three years. He even gives away the metal firewood rack. Anyone has any experience with Japanese Pagoda Tree firewood? How much wood is in there you think? 1, 0.65, 0.5 cord? It is half an hour drive for me.
Never heard of it, but looks like a good score. Split the bigger rounds and see what the moisture is like
I would take it just for the exotic factor. You can boast to your friends things like "I'm heating with Japanese Pagoda tonight". Just make sure you have a powerful splitter, that stuff looks like it may be a bit of a challenge.
Wow, can't believe you got it all in one load! Looks to be somewhere between Black locust and mulberry. Bark is like Ailanthus tree. Looks dense and full of btu's!
Yes that is awesome! Always imagined what that would be like as I almost took permanent residence in Fort green Brooklyn. That is near where I'm from and went to college so always wanted a Brownstone, but I was just behind the gentrification curve and my beginning career salary couldn't keep up. It's ok, all the cool funk left Brooklyn anyway and now its Hipsterville and coffee houses, but I would have been able to sell my home for 3 million! Oh well. Anyway, I was into brownstones because not only were they beautiful and solid with high ceilings, but many had 3 or more fireplaces (though most defunct by the time the 80's rolled around). I was even a wood scrounger back then for my sculpture and building projects and thought if I ever lived in a brownstone I would definitely get a working wood burning stove installed and operating. I planned to heat my home with all the dumpster wood I would collect like old studs. There were 2 dumpsters being filled on every block at any one time back then and probably still are today. The cities home renovation and turnover rate is insane! Good luck staying in supply Chemiee!
I wish I could find dumpster wood. No luck. Ironically though, I got this wood from a brownstone in Brooklyn! The amount of wood was less than pictured, I think. Otherwise I couldn’t fit it all in one trip. After coming home, I realized that almost all wood is frozen. I brought in some and thawed it and put it in the stove. I like the heat output. It burns hot.
It’s all cut up, stacked, seasoned and a free rack. Heck, worst case scenario you got a bunch of good kindling. Anything better is just ... better.
