Fireworks = firewood

Exactly one year today a youngster was lighting fireworks after the fourth and started a grass fire that the fire department had to extinguish. It scorched this elm pretty bad and a few cedars (junipers) as well. I’ve been keeping my eye on it all year to see if it was gonna survive. Don’t look like it does it?
I got the go ahead to get it for firewood last week. I’ll update with pictures when I get after it, probably in a couple months after the temperatures cool down a bit

 

Cool score (no pun intended) Any fireworks scorched trees from this fourth for next year?

 

Not that I know of.
Got enough scores lined up to keep me busy for a while as it is. Just need more hours in the day.

 

If you're gonna torch tree's for firewood, I'd recommend something other than elm.

 

If you burn them whole no need to split.
Nobody likes splitting elm anyway.

 

Not sure of his other choices out there. Thinking cottonwood is the other common tree.