Aspen Acquisition

I know it’s not high on the list of everyone’s favorite firewood as far as BTUs go but today was the last day I was going to be able to cut dead standing on my permit. But I found one that was already down so it didn’t matter anyway. It will be good for next year. Aspen splits real easy, dries fast, burns clean and is good shoulder season wood and kindling. Plus the fact I’m completely out of aspen it’s time to start rebuilding my inventory in that category. It’s always good to have some of it around.

 

It's all btu's. I always try to keep some cottonwood in my stack for exactly what you listed.

 

I burn a lot of Aspen, burns quick but good fall and spring wood.

 

Ive turned.down such wood in the past, but now that I'm burning some and not touching my oak, when I see some I grab it.
Nice take! Those are some good sized rounds.

 

Yes, it helps to save the good woods like oak. After burning for several years now I understand the importance of that. I don’t always need a marathon fire.

 

Nice score… it definitely burns better than snow balls. Goes spongy here fast if not split stacked and top covered pronto.

 

Nice grab! Good sized stuff too! I burn a ton of Aspen here - as it’s so prevalent. I agree with you. Burns nice and clean. I love how it clears up the glass on the stove door.

 

Yeah, and I love having clear glass on the stove door! I’m kinda OCD about it.

 

Mission accomplished!

 

We have hundreds of cords of aspen on our land and burn a good amount of it in the fall, spring, and on relatively warm winter days, especially when we are around the stove all day to keep it loaded. It also gets a lot duty in our outdoor fire ring. We keep it split, stacked, covered, and well off the ground.

 

Nice job! But methinks you don’t have quite the humidity problem there in AZ that I do here in MI

 

I like Aspen (and Cottonwood) for shoulder season or a quick hot fire in the morning.

 

Nope. Everyone thinks AZ is all desert but the north and eastern parts of the state have mountain regions, not like the Rockies or anything but mountains nonetheless. But the humidity levels here are much lower than the east and Midwest. That definitely helps in the seasoning firewood department. We have a rainy season called monsoons here during summers but when it doesn’t rain there is little humidity. The air is very dry when the sun is out. When it rains it usually takes about a day or maybe two for my stacks to be all dried out again. By the second day of sun it’s like nothing ever happened.

 

Every wood has its place in the lineup

 

Yup!