New to the site, and to cutting and burning wood. Bought a house last year with a stove in it and love everything about it! This tree was by my house, was told it was a Lombardi poplar, but wanted to double check, I also have a stove in my garage so if this wood has any btu's at all I could at least burn in garage. Thank you
Welcome Dmorris You're gonna like it here, I guarantee it-tons of good peeps and the word must be getting out because it seems new members are popping up everywhere-we have counselors here for your growing addiction so ask away-tree looks like pignut hickory to me but there will be some experts along shortly...again-welcome
Lombardy polar grows very columnar. It's more of a hedge tree or median tree. I can't tell by the picture but that doesn't look to have low branches. Lombardy would typically have branches almost to the ground but they stay very close to the trunk and grow upright. At least the ones I'm thinking about. All wood has btu's. I say if it splits, stacks and dries, it'll burn. Time to get the saw out... :stacke:
That is what I thought too, the tree has been dead since I bought the place so no way of knowing for sure, I split a couple of rounds last night, it split hard with my fiscars, does not seam to be a soft wood like poplar, I will split it up and use it in garage or add in with some hard woods to get it cooking faster! Thanks for the help! Love this site
Welcome to the family, Dmorris! I'm gonna say your tree is definitely a poplar of some variety. The bark and wide rings sure look like it to me. It's a good shoulder season wood, if nothing else. When you start out burning wood, you take almost anything you can get!! Glad to have you join up with us!
Hello Dmorris , Glad you joined us, and glad you already have to stoves to feed. It definitely looks like some kind of poplar to me, the bark and the branch arrangement is classic poplar. If you need advice on getting started with cutting/splitting/stacking, Backwoods Savage has excellent tips here on the site for rookies and even veterans. I think it is under resources.
Welcome to the forum Dmorris It definitely looks like poplar but not sure if it is lombardy or not. Yes, when first cut it can split a bit tough at times and weigh in pretty good but within 6 months will be super lightweight. It will burn nicely for spring and fall burning or even daytime in the winter. The worst thing about it is that it burns fast and leaves practically no coals which is why it should not be depended upon for night burning. The resourse NH mountain man is referring to (thank you NH mountain man) can be found under Resources (look at the top of the page next to "Forum") or if you have problems, here is a link direct to it: Primer on Woodburning by Backwoods Savage | Firewood Hoarders Club Notice that you can either download a pdf file or simply click on the link and read it right then. Hope it helps.
Thanks again for all the advise, hopefully will get it split and stacked this weekend, already have 3 cords of good locust,ash, and hard maple seasoned, so this would just be used for working in the garage this winter!
Welcome to FHC Dmorris .... Glad to have you join... A whole lotta of knowledge and experience in all kinds of fields on here. Just ask and I'm sure you'll be amazed... Where you can join in the conversation...
Yeah, it looks like a poplar to me. If you get it split and stacked now, it will be ready to use sooner than if it weren't split and stacked. That said, it may be too late for burning it this season, but a moisture meter will tell you for sure. A moisture meter is an invaluable tool to have especially until you have several years worth of wood ready to season on its own time.
