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Ash as firewood

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  1. jrider

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    Good firewood. Dries out fast.
     
  2. Dakota Hoarder

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    I burn a lot of Ash. I love how it splits, no need for hydrolics!:axe::axe:
     
  3. Backwoods Savage

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    Believe it or not, we do have some survivors.
     
  4. trail twister

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    Ya I have some too about knee high now and # 2 pencils size in Dia.

    :D Al
     
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  5. bobdog2o02

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    Fraxinus - Wikipedia Right, because the latin name meant spear and the leaves are spear shaped. Are you arguing that ash doesnt makes ALOT of ash, because it does.... Maybe our word for ashes is also translated in a way from this infernal tree species......


    Or this Meaning number two on this page, ash | Origin and meaning of ash by Online Etymology Dictionary , that spears were made of it. This seems more likely for the name as there are many pointy leaved trees, but very few other species as natural at being spear shafts......
     
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  6. firefighter938

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    I don't notice ash making any more ash than other wood. I doesn't make as much ash as walnut or hickory, that's for sure.
     
  7. bobdog2o02

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    i thinks its not a weight thing but a volume thing. Ash from ash seems to be lighter and fluffier.... I notice that the box fills up faster and more frequent clean outs are needed.
     
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  8. Horkn

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    True. There's some that are immune.
     
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  9. Suburban wood snob

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    How can it be immune¿

    I can see if they simply weren't infested, but everything I have heard or read to date is that there is nothing that creates a natural deterrent or poison, or what, makes the tree taste bad to the little boring bugs. Its a physical destruction of the circulation system of the tree that kills it.
     
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    My understanding is the younger the individual the more resilient. The pest requires an adult tree.... hence younger groves being immune or special individuals in an area.
     
  11. Suburban wood snob

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    But is that immunity? Or simply youthful resilience? Immunity...in viral or infectious terms would be an adaptation, or mutation that renders the plant immune to the infection,yes?
     
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    Youthfull resilience, kind of. My rough understanding is the young trees dont have enough cambria to sustain the larvae so they dont survive...... I heard a bit of info, idk if its true, that the EAB will eat its way out of adult ash in the next 10 years and the ash species may survive after the EAB dies off....

    I sure hope so.
     
  13. HDRock

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    Me too :)
     
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    Seems to be too late around here.
     
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    What is considered to young of tree to not be killed by the EAB? I have trees only a couple inches in dia that have that tell tale D hole in the bark and is dead just the same as those big 18 inch trees.

    The Ash in my woods knew they were dieing and produced a huge amout of seeds the last years they lived. that is why I have all these seedlings growing.

    I often have wondered not that the mature trees are all dead if the EAB were done in this area and if we will be able to grow big trees again. Doubt I will see any in my lift time again at age 71 now. Well maybe if I can make it to my 90's

    This is a load of Ash from some of ther small trees the EAB killed.

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    :D Al
     
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    Welcome to the family Highknob ! Nice to meet you.:handshake:
     
  18. Benjamin Turner

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    I agree! I really like ash firewood. It dries fairly quickly as it is fairly dry the moment you cut it down. Take a moisture meter to some unsplit ash and you're likely to see around 25 to 30%.
     
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    It will burn fairly decent freshly split.
     
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    I think it's done for, at least in our lifetime...

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