Love the ash.

I got into some large ash splits today and am extremely impressed. It burns hot and lasts quite a while. I am working on the 3 year plan but am not there yet. This ash is about 18 months c/s/s. I burn in a stove that I made myself about 3 years ago but would love a blaze king someday. I enjoy reading the posts on this site and have learned alot already. I am already seeing the benefits of dry wood and can't wait until I have some three year old wood to burn!

Since most of the ash trees around here have already been affected by the ash borer does anyone know if there is an ash tree resistant to the borer? I would like to plant some trees this spring and would love to add some ash.

 

Ash is good stuff. Dry wood is the best wood

As far as resistant ash trees. I'm not really sure if there's anything you can buy. I'm sure scientists are working on disease resistant hybrids, but I'm not sure how that's going

 

I am no arborist but if I remember an article i once read there is no ash that is safe. The only hope is in the extreme north of their range the cold may increase the mortality of the EAB to allow some hope of the trees to continue on.

 

I've been using a lot of it this winter. Great stuff!

 

We need more pics of that truck in your avatar

 

Ash is my fav!

 

I've grown pretty fond of ash as well, never burnt a lot until the last few years. Welcome.....got pictures of that ash stack ?

 

And the homeade stove?

 

Welcome to FHC Woodscrounger . As some have said, we are interested in seeing your stove and of course, your wood stacks.

 

Yea, what splitoak said

 

I recall reading awhile back that the 'mountain ash' is resistant or immune to the EAB scourge. I have no clue what a mountain ash is or where they grow.

 

I've heard that name in reference to eucalyptus in Australia. It isn't an ash, so it probably is resistant to EAB

 

Who doesn't love a nice piece of ash

 

I'm an ash man myself.


Never burned any though.

 

The best way to get rid of the EAB is to let it kill all of its hosts......................then it'll die off on its own.

 

Does this ash make my woodpile look fat???

 

I sometimes complain about all the ash I have, after it's all processed it'll probably last me 8 years or so. But it's still a pretty decent firewood. It sucks that most of the trees in my 1.5 acres of woods are ash trees, but I guess I'd rather them die than the few oaks and hickories back there.

If you're thinking about replanting ash, you might want to wait a few years. I'd guess that by then the EAB will be long gone, along with all the live ash trees, so hopefully you'll be able to get away with keeping the trees safe.

 

Do you guys have both Green and White Ash?

 

Mtn ash is actually not an ash. I forget what family it belongs in and will probably need to look it up now.