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Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by rudysmallfry, Dec 15, 2022.

  1. rudysmallfry

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    Beech and Red Maple I believe. I love it when friends take down trees.
     

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    rudysmallfry, Dec 15, 2022
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    Good friends and free BTU's how can a person wrong with that. Good haul.
     
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    I don't think I've ever scored Beech before. If I split that soon, will it season by next winter?
     
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    Need to know which beech you have first. American on the charts sez 12 months seasoning time.
     
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    Most of the beech around here seasons pretty well in a year but I like to give 2 or 3.
     
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    Nice load RSF! :thumbs:

    Under good drying conditions beech should be good for next year. Get it split right away so it'll start drying.
     
    buZZsaw BRAD, Dec 15, 2022
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    I don't see any beech on that load.
     
    Backwoods Savage, Dec 16, 2022
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    What you thinking maple?
     
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    I thought it was just me :)
     
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    I only saw red maple. Red maple limb wood resembles beech. Has fooled me in the past.
     
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    Nice load. No beech, howevah.
     
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    Yes. All soft (red) maple.
     
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    That's still a nice load of BTU's though...might burn ok in a year, if CSS's now...be better in 2 years though.
     
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    This is the stump from where what we think is Beech. Is this not correct?
     

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    Yup thats beech
     
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    Maybe those rounds are underneath the Maple. We loaded that first.
     
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    That would be my guess.

    Beech is great firewood and ill take it in a heartbeat over oak any day. Problem is its pot luck when i can score some.
     
    buZZsaw BRAD, Dec 16, 2022
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