Went to a friend's property that just had two Mulberry's cut down last week and brought home some 18" sections. The one I split was about 12" diameter. Took 3 hits to split it. How long to season this stuff? Wood chart shows it's good stuff.
It is good stuff,one of my favs.Usually get some every year,either by scrounging or the rare occasional paid tree removal job I do. Generally 12 to 18 months its dry enough to burn well.Around here anyway.Much less moisture content than the Oaks,pretty much equal in heat value too.
I like the Mulberry. Good hot firewood in that stuff. I couldn't comment on properly seasoned times. Most everything I burn is deadfalls and my shed is like a kiln in the summer. I'd give it at least a year.
The USDA puts average green moisture content for mulberry at 75%, which is also the average for oak. I took down a young mulberry last spring and an initial MC check (oven-dried sample) was at 88%. That said, in my limited experience mulberry does seem to dry faster than oak. I'd go with 1.5-2 years. The heartwood is also very rot resistant. Specific gravity of dry wood (and thus BTU value) is similar to ash.
Great stuff to burn, I burned a lot of it this year. Only downfall is it can be really twisted and can make some ugly splits.
It saved my butt this year. Love that stuff. It will put out a blue flame when dry. Get as much as you can!
Oh yeah, mulberry is great for BTU's but it can explode into showers of sparks if you open the stove door before it gets down to small coals. A fireworks display inside of your stove....
