Devil's wood? Ahhhh, guess I missed that notification Musta been a FB thing? Kidding. I grew up using plenty of Elm. It's in my stove right now. A whole 1.8 cubic feet. Loaded Elm at 10pm last night. Just reloaded at 12 noon today. I'll dance with that Devil anytime For my location it's fine firewood. And yes, I do employ the hydro to split Elm.
Keep in mind, burn times will vary GREATLY depending on the wood burning appliance. Newer stoves like the Blaze Kings sometimes boast BT's of up to 24 hours.
Yeah my old Buck Stove isn’t the most efficient that’s for sure. One of these days I’ll probably replace it but it does put out some good heat. This will be the first winter since being back in KY that I will have fully seasoned wood (3 year Oak) so that should help some.
Free99 if anyone wants it? The center elm in picture hasnt had leaves on it in 2 years and has a 75inch circumference and about 75ft tall. Easy take down but brutal splitting. Bring your own equipment and i dont want to hear any swearing when trying to split it.
Not worth your time. It was literally only like 5 rounds or something and I already stacked 4 of them. Plus it's over a 3 hour drive so definitely not worth it. I'm in Westchester county.......
American elm was our main wood to burn growing up. I don’t have any experience with the other elms. American or red elm will dry down in the round form like no other. 8” or smaller don’t need split here. As a kid there was always a pile of rounds waiting for a zero degree day to get split by hand. There is no doubt that elm is the reason I bought my first hydro splitter at 19. Still use it today. It’s 28 years old and was used when I bought it. Good investment! Elm rounds give me long burns in my ideal steel. In shoulder season I’ll get a 24 hour burn with chunky coals for a restart. Can’t beat that!!! American elm don’t get ver big around here, so most of the tree doesn’t need split.
I recently watched “Victorian Farm” on Amazon Prime. In one of the last episodes they repaired a wagon wheel. The wheel maker discussed the woods used in wagon wheels. Elm: Used in the hub due to its resistance to splitting. Oak: Used for spokes due to strength and straight grain. Ash: Used for outer wheel for flexibility.
A local tree guy was giving away elm and I jumped all over it. He said it splits Easy and burns hot. LOL!!! NEVER again it was the toughest wood I’ve ever split.
