Heard the familiar sound of chainsaws and a wood chipper. So like any good wood hoarder I went to investigate. Neighbor up the block was having this taken down. It's a Princess Tree or also called Empress. I told the tree service guys if they wanted to get rid of some of it feel free to dump it by my stack. Feels like a lighter wood, but the Hardy don't care if it fits it burns. I'm needing a couple of trees taken down that will require a bucket truck so it was a good opportunity to have them look at the job for me. Also possibly lined up some more wood drops in the oak variety. Couple more pictures.
Let us know how it burns when the time comes. There’s a couple in a yard across town that I only recently learned what they were. The purple spring flowers are striking.
They do, didn't even notice till you said it. Another interesting thing is the hole in the center of all the rounds, it is even in the limb wood, find that very interesting
Not sounding like very good firewood Fuel Qualities Even though it's lighter than oak wood, polonia wood does not ignite and burn at similar temperatures. The World Paulownia Institute comments that temps above 788 degrees Fahrenheit are necessary for polonia wood to combust. It is a fire-resistant wood compared to other common hardwood trees, which tend to burn around the range of 428 degrees Fahrenheit. Moreover, the Institute states polonia wood ranks low in thermal conductivity and acts as an insulator against both heat and cold. From - Polonia Tree Firewood Facts
Never have heard of it. Nice find and good on you for being FHCer on the spot. I have the same reaction to hearing a chain saw myself!
Looks like a Aliantus tree that fell in my yard once.It was a lighter wood that burned well and dried fast.
Talk about a wet towel Never heard of such a thing! At least you got a line on some future scores and some bucket work
I think Rich L is right. Paulownia has (I think) the largest leaves of any trees in the US. They also have a tremendous blue/purple flower clusters in the spring. Alanthus or "havenwood, tree of heaven, and princess" are all names that I've heard. It's a invasive weed tree. I used to pile them tree length and burn them.
If I had the land I would plant this tree.It grows fast and I would harvest the tree when the diameter was a little less than thigh thickness.That way you could just cut it into rounds that would fit into your stove and get a longer burn.As I remember the wood burned well and the rounds burned better.
With rings that thick it looks like balsa wood. I think I read somewhere it burns like it too. I have no actual experience with it though. It would be interesting to hear how it actually does burn when you get to that point.
