95% of what I burn is pine or spruce because it is what's most accessible and to me cutting and transporting is most of the work, I enjoy splitting and stacking. I do not have any trouble with long burns 8-10 hours. Cut it now, split and stack it loose in single rows where it gets lots of wind, top covered and it will likely be ready by next year.
Yesterday I was moving the eastern white pine I finished splitting a couple of weeks ago. Most of it I split fine for the arch and I swear most of the heart wood pieces felt ready to burn. I didn't check for moisture as I won't be using this for another year but I'm sure it will only need 6 months of drying.
Pine is fine. You can burn it any time. Season it properly and use it for shoulder season, mix a couple of pieces in with locust, hedge or any other hard to start wood. The key with pine, or any other wood, is to properly season it before striking a natch to it.
The white pine I’ve burned here in Virginia was easily ready after 6 months. As others have said, use it to get a fire going quick or during shoulder season. Ideally pine plus some chunks and uglies would be all I’d burn until Thanksgiving or a little later.
Pine (Ponderosa and Lodgepole) make up a substantial part of what I burn. Second to Douglas Fir. It is good firewood, it lights easy and burns hot, so can warm the cold house quickly. I burn it all winter long, it is in my stove right now. The BTUs are less than most woods, so it will not give as long a burn, but that is the only downside as far as I know. I burn what I got, and it works fine.
Looks like nice stuff. Who is this "Ashplund? And why are they apparently deforesting the entire northeast? The needles on pines grow in clusters. White Pines have clusters of five needles. Red & other Pines have two per cluster. There are other differences between the red & yellow too. I'm jealous. I've worked with very old Red Pine boards. It's a very beautiful wood. Definitely doesn't get enough credit.
I burn 2-3 cord of Pine per year. Outdoor boiler, but same idea. Previously I hadn't put up enough. I burned it for shoulder season, but now I add a few splits during the day to burn down the coals. It has cut my cleaning of the boiler in 1/2 with plenty of room for reloads. Eastern, Austrian, & also Catalpa which isn't a conifer, but same results. Really stretches out the hardwoods as well. Certainly has a place in any wood stack as far as I'm concerned.
Red Pine needles come in clumps of 2. Best I could tell that is what I see in your picture. Other trees have 2 needles also, so its not a definitive id.
I don’t go looking for it but I still get it. If I’m cutting it I’m going to burn it. Nothing wrong with pine. Everyone’s stove May be different but I like to add some in with the hardwoods. Tend to get less coaling that way. Same goes for the tulip poplar that falls into my lap on occasion. short story. Married into a vacation cabin on an island in Maine. Built 1849. Brick fireplace that had been burning nothing but pine. And it burned from Memorial Day to Labor Day. More back in the day I imagine. No one had ever attempted a cleaning. Well, new mason in the family they had me do an inspection. No flue in the fireplace but empirical data said good enough. Just a hint of dark grey powdery soot inside that chimney all the way down to the firebox. Fireplaces aren’t wood stoves but I still say Pine is fine.
They must have a truck they are going to load those on? Cold you ask them Nicky to put a couple straight trunks in your wood yard? they clear hazard trees around the power lines.
Hoarder alert! I noticed this weekend that there were a bunch of trees down on Brookline rd headed twords Brookline the other side of Parker’s maple barn... right beside the road
WHAT!!!!! Im leaving now. What are doing over there, thats like 4 mins from my house. Where do you live?
Hey Nicky! Hey Nicky! Oh, Nicky bring your pine... I feel bad for the people whose driveway it's next to. There really is a massive amount. If it sits there, successive snowfalls are going to lock it in. It's not snowing here yet, so once the sun comes up, I should be able to move some. After I ask the homeowners permission of course.
