I recently was the recipient of some birch I can see what the btu content is, but I was wondering if anyone has burned much. I may mix it up with buckthorn which has invaded my woods. And they dont take every tree on your land.Keep in mind if you live close to a sawmill or cooperage you might get them to buy your trees. Tall trees with no branches along most of the The Janka Side Hardness test measures the force required to press an 11.28mm (0.444 inch) steel ball to half its diameter cross-grain into a block of wood. Virtual Color Consultation. endobj Its quite nice really, light to handle, splits like nothing and puts off a nice blue flame at the coals. My favorite firewood here in S. Oregon is dry Pacific Madrone, followed closely by Oregon white oak, California black oak, and old growth Douglas fir that has grown slowly on poor soil. In a state where a particular type of wood is widespread, you would expect such wood to be cheap. Was used centuries ago as a last rite in dwelling of certain Mohave Indian tribes when older people were near death. We call them Rock Maples and they are over abundant in our town in Maine. Hot fires and cold beer!!!! If you leave oak in the woods til you need it, well, theres lots of bugs and stuff that love to digest it. This Doug fir will have very tight grains and be quite dense. myimages2[2]="../../../images/top-banner/behindtheforum.jpg" It does make a nice fire so maybe they should call it Good Fir Fire. But as one reader noted, all species have roughly the same BTU potential per pound. Ive never tried Blue Spruce for turning. Conventionally, Native Americans were fond of eating any part of the tree. I got a load of osage orange once and while it burned great, lots of coals, it also seemed to produce a lot of ashes. . myimages2[3]="../../../images/top-banner/behindtheforum.jpg" Latest data that Ive read is that seasoned softwoods causing creosote problems is baloney. The tree value calculator will function as a black walnut tree value calculator by entering the tree values The tricky part for you would be figuring out how much these trees are worth, cash-wise. Maybe the aroma will get better with age after seasoning this summer . It requires normal moisture with moderate tolerance to flooding and drought. used to create the largest carbon credit in the world, which would be used to combat climate change. However, they are likely to cause some oral irritation which will be uncomfortable for the animals. They have a wierd looking fruit that is bright green and and can be as big as a cantaloupe and just as heavy. The white pine are maybe 35+ feet and roughly 2 feet in diameter. It is much heavier than air dryed spruce and black burned bark has fallen off after time so it is clean to cut & process any one know BTU ofthis fire killed spruce v. air dried spruce ? GOTTA CLIMB HIGH AND USE A POLE ELECTRIC CHAIN SAW,,,GITTING IT DONE BUT WILL IT BE GOOD FOR MY LOPA WOOD STOVE..APPRECIATE SOME ANSWERS. Sounds like my neighbor would get along great with yours. I really cant speak for pecan until I can try it seasoned . Has anyone heard of this problem? Let's compute: Maple tree value = 17 in 16 ft 2.44. I cant locate any ratings for this wood. Please call the mill to check on availability. Overall, pine is used more often for bookcases, shelving and cabinets, basically because it's more aesthetically pleasing than spruce. I would like to burn this wood but dont want any chimmney problems either. The tree has a low density. To estimate the value of your timber, take the volume, divided by 1,000, and multiply it by the price quoted in your states standing timber stumpage report. Here in Oregon, at one time (so I have heard might be a suburban legend who can tell), a husband providing wet firewood was legal grounds for divorce. Im in Melbourne, Australia. Fresh cut it has a sap like a pine in the outer bark but overall it contains a lot of water depending on the time of year it is cut. Black Cherry, and Apple give off a wonderful aroma,as well as producing nice heat. Im guessing that the Hemlock that I can get is eastern soft wood correct 15.9? An abandoned orchard of fruitwood was sold for $300,000 Euros in France last year. LRV, or Light Reflectance Value, is a measurement commonly used by design professionalssuch as architects and interior designersthat expresses the percentage of light reflected from a surface. The vast majority (upwards of 50%) of Norway Spruce is located throughout New York state, but it can also be found . I live in Washington State,and We have a lot of conifers here! Stumpage: This means the amount you can be paid for your trees, and it can be measured in acreage (for large portions of woodland). Thanks for the great info Andy! I have a large sweet gum tree blown over by a storm. I have some upstate PA, that often is recovered when down, and used for firewood. It's considered inferior by some because it's cheap and soft, widespread and effortless to work with because it mills so easily. The next grouping is the size of lumber. I want to remove some of them, but I'd imagine it would not be cheap. If some of the wood is used for construction, there is a net decrease in CO2 from the activity. Calculating the value of long length pole wood is The upside of using Blue Spruce for furniture making is that its inexpensive and readily available. Little smoke when burning. Re Bradford Pear, we had one in our front yard that lasted about 15 yrs., then went the way of many: split in a storm. With some fairly simple math based on the difference, you can calculate the BTU. Log & Lumber products available at Hester's. We specialize in locally harvested timber products, including lodgepole (aka "beetle kill" and "blue stain") pine, Engleman spruce, douglas fir, and aspen. There is inherent value growing trees, some that are plainly obvious and others that are hidden and subtle It is easy to split and burns great. 1637. . An entire industry has sprung Any information? Market value of the sawn wood, and the usefulness to YOU may not be directly related. It has kept us plenty warm every winter, we ensure we have a chimney sweep come out and check the wood stove and chimney once a year. A timber buyer converts the tree to furniture wood or sawdust. Audrie The wood you are looking for is Black Locust.It is a little thorny but it grows fast and burns long and hot.I sold fire wood for ten years and burned it fo thirty.Black locust was a favorite of my Amish customers. About 15 yrs ago, it warped and a 10 long split developed in it, so I had a 3/16 steel plate welded over the split, and since then, everything is hunky-dory. x 6 in. ), I am reduced to asking neighbors or builders if I can haul away their downed trees. 1,280. I could turn on electric or gas boiler but the excercise and knowing you are hurting bottom line of Electrical Supply Utility keeps me With your tax-deductible donation, we send you an Environmental Tree -John Ruskin. 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. Hickory was my overall favorite . It does get hotter than the Red Oak and leaves hot coals. Thanks for all the input!!!!!! Superb device . The basic value of a maple tree is 2.44. Which aspen is rated equally in your West and East charts? A week later he tried to burn it and told me to never burn oak , because it burned terrible and smoked bad . I have about a hundred of these that were cut in maintaining a power line right of way. on Urban and Community Forestry, Started by beerguy A full cord of wood is a stacked wood pile that is four feet wide by four feet tall by 8 feet long - 4'x4'x8'. The one that puts on what is called hedge apples, eaten by squirrels. In addition, you can use glue and finishes to give the wood an improved appeal. Theres no harm if your dog ingests spruce leaves or tree tips. Im in Northwest Washington; originally from Southwest PA. We have lots of cedar, fir, hemlock, silver maple, oak, and madrona. Let it cook for about 2 hrs or until the flames from the gases slow down from spewing out the holes in the bucket lid. tree height) of the trunk and press calculate to determine the value of a black walnut sawlog. As a rule, the taller the tree, the more valuable it is. Modulus of elasticity also referred to as Tensile Modulus or Young's Modulus. I use a LOT of hemlock because I have 10 acres of hemlock woods and trees come down in storms and have to be cleaned up. We do have one wood burning fire place, and when the big ice storm hit February 2021, knocking out our power for a week, we used that fire place for heat. I am a latecomer to this site. Exposing its furniture to outdoor use will immensely hamper its durability. I have not tried the Madrona yet,but have a quarter of a cord for sale for $75.00! Yellow pine, one of the hardest pines, rivals hardwood for strength and density. For institutional investors willing to wait for exceptional returns, growing veneer The larger the tree, the more expensive it will be. Maybe a little more BTUs than cottonwood . The chart with log prices should be read as price per 1000 BF. Lumber Design Values Design values provided herein are for Western softwood species manufactured and shipped by mills in the 12 contiguous Western states and Alaska. Its dead though. Maple tree value = $663.70. My wife and I just purchased 12.5 acres of old growth hard wood forest in Pembroke, NY (Sugar Maple, Beech, Cherry, Ash to name a few) and will be on my way there today to give the Stihl a work out !!! The quickest means by which you can find companies that buy wood is through the internet, but the most trusted means would be to reach out to your states department of forestry. But in my opinion any kind of wood is worth cutting up and burning as long as it isnt totally rotten or anything. BTUs or British Thermal Units are a measure of the amount of heat energy available in any given substance. Domestically, they are grouped together with about 25 other structural species, because they share similar properties. The hyphae are brown and give the wood a bluish tone as they grow inside the wood. Mulga roots are about the only thing hotter/longer/denser. Saturday - Sunday Closed. I take that to mean that seasoned wood, with the same moisture content, will be pound for pound equivalent in terms of heating value but you may need to burn to 2-3x pine vs hickory. I burn about 12 cords a year using a wood boiler heating house and shop. Because Almond has as many varieties as the fruit in which the bare! Less dense softwoods have less BTU per cord than more dense hardwood but they also weigh less per cord. It is impossible to split when green and easy when dry, but unless special precautions are taken itll rot rather than season. Oak is also great for grilling over an outdoor fire. Approx 1 foot diameter? If you are thinking of hiring Santa Fe Blue Spruce Builders LLC, we recommend double-checking their license status with the license board and using our bidding system to get competitive quotes. I prefer the hot, sweet-smelling woods. Thus, you need to be extra careful when identifying the tree. Western dogwood grows along the west coast and canyon live oak is common in California and Oregon. I have 3 acres with tall trees Im trying to sell to a good company. be generated year-after-year without ever cutting down a tree. Others include the pine needle scale, Spruce needle miner, and the Western pine shoot borer. I have been clearing land of cottonwood for a hay meadow in Central Kansas and I decided to burn it. I forgot to mention where we are Fresno, CA. Really enjoy the contributions. Logs: Many lumber companies will buy trees in log form. To order Blue Spruce seedlings by PHONE: We're glad to take your order by phone @ 231-544-6769 Phone orders can be charged to VISA or MasterCard accounts. */ Spruce material is easy to cut and allows for the easy shaping of lightweight boats. Sugar Pine is native to California and Oregon, it prefers to grown on the most western slopes of the mountain ranges in this area. You can have as many as you wish The firewood BTU rating charts below give a comparison between different firewood types. If it weren't for spruce, generations of guitars, violins and other stringed instruments would not exist. If you ever struggle to determine what kind of spruce . The only draw back is it gives little flame for a campfire . The aroma is pleasant too . Persimmon is a good secret,burns hot and long. All the old timers around only burn oak and turn their nose up at fir. To be on the safe side, do not sell your tree as logs. Hemlock that is stacked in a single stack with plenty of air and sun can be ready to burn in one summer. rating for mountain mahogany. I think these charts are the more accurate of the many charts. Red Oak requires a bit of time to season, but burns well after 2 years. Just type in your search engine asking for its btu rating and it comes right up. This can help you decide what the best firewood type is for your needs. Split these sections into sticks. Here is a site for California wood ratings http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/home/heating_cooling/firewood.html Surprisingly, I found almond and eucalypt rated close to the same. One is the maximum stress that the material can endure before "failure" occurs. I live in WI. Their timber is also relatively weaker than that of other trees. Pine timber generally sells for less than ten cents per board foot. Shop Online. They then loose there bark &; become silver faded color &; will stand dead for yrs. You just have to find them. We have 6 60ft California Redwood trees in our backyard and just heard about selling them for lumber. I burned some buckthorn in 1.5 to 4 diameter unsplit and that stuff burns HOT in our wood stove; it stinks and its not the easiest to start. I live in eastern oregon and my main problem is the identification of trees. #5 Container $119.50 Ships Immediately. Too far north for pecan here. Thanks! I dont have the ratings for that maple, but you can always weigh it and get a general idea that way. For decorative purposes, the Blue Spruce tree has no match. You can use them in stuffing fish or chicken. I think part of the reason is the wood is soft and shows up bad cutting technique with tear out and fuzz. The ash burns hot and fast with a nice flame, the black locust burns without a lot of flame but lasts much longer. We just called them hedge trees. Probably about 5 btus per cord. Yard trees are easy to access and most lumber buyers arent interested in them since they are not many. The fireplace is rated at a whopping 25% efficient! Milton, Florida. Apple is another good secret. Its already snowed a couple o times and was snowing today (BUMMER!). In mid-summer, after the sap has risen and saturated the stump, cut it. I first came here and posted in 2010 . Apparently Magnolia is very similar to Tulip Poplar. Im in North Texas and I have a half acre I can devote to renewable firewood. Our rough lumber is coveted for both interior an exterior projects . Many black oaks lost big limbs in the surprise snow of Nov 2010. I live in be okla. Who buys walnut trees? itll form loads of creosote in your chimney, Theres no harm if your dog ingests spruce leaves or tree tips. specified on the calculator featured on this page. Many municipalities across the country short of cash are harvesting trees from city No part of this tree is toxic. Poor accessibility to the wood usually means the buyer will pay less for them. cure time is at least 2 years covered,found a rating of 16 mil btus per cord but it was rated as poor firewood. This Ian easily accessible lot located in Camden , MI. I added the BTU of Eucalyptus to the charts but I cant find consistent data for avocado and almond. These wood companies purchase all sorts of good quality wood, including pine, cottonwood, oak, and walnut. Im still retrieving all the down stuff and will continue for a couple years, at least. Patricia in DE. Blue fungus in wood of Alder!!! There are varieties of those species in the Eastern US but there are also varieties on the west coast. You can target Facebook or Instagram ads to cover your locality. I have a huge coast oak tree on my property that has many huge limbs, looks to be over 40 feet tall and is 88 circumference on the main trunk. Persimmon is one of the most dense wood around this area. Dead and brittle branches will attract zero interest from buyers. 3 0 obj Mulberry has a rateing of (1) unit million btu, 25.80/cord i think its red pine or red elm.. i live in central nm in the foothills of the rocky mtns,our primary firewood is shaggy bark juniper..we just call it scrub cedar..and there are several distinct kinds,yellow-grows extremely slow burns verry hot,red-softer burns up faster-aligator bark juniper-the softest of the 3 less btuthen we have pinyoni dont burn this wood because it plugs my heat exchange unit up..dosent put out much heat and smokes like crazy..then there is scrub oakit burns about the same as any kind of oak..pine and fir..blue spruce..no heat..chineese elm..hard to split little more heat than red scrub cedar..not much..so as far as firewood goes i would give the shaggy bark juniper the highest rating..i also have a house by lake texoma in tx right in the middle of an emense hardwood forest..oak..hickory..maple..american elm..birch..ect..ect..and when im there i burn mostly yellow oak..and hickory,but i like the juniper from nm much better..i dont think the btu rating this chart has for it is correct..im sure its not, i saw a coment on salt cedar above,what you are burning is juniper..or scrub cedar,salt cedar is a completely diferent kind of wood altogether..it grows along the riverbanks of nm and arizona..and i think its scrub syacamore..sorry about the spelling..but it is a verry hard wood..not sure of its btu rating..but i would still rather burn the scrub cedar..or juniper as they call it..salt cedar grows close to water,along with chineese elm and cottonwood in the lower elivations of the two states it does burn quite hot though..im prety sure its a kind of syacamore..close to the btu russian olive would produce..also fine wood for burning, im fron centeral missouri and our elm american or red will not burn in fact it is called p*** elm for reason. Id like to see a table with all of these parameters listed by species. Not to mention the spikey nuts that are hard on the mower and gutters. I live in Wisconsin now and have never seen one up here. We have tons of the best hard woods in this country . Its abundent where I live Northern MN. Campfires need much radiant heat to keep you warm on a chilly night . If we do not stock the item you want, we can order it! Thus, Blue Spruce lumber is easy to work with, but this is only limited to knotless wood. General Description: The sapwood is white to a pale yellow in color, while the heartwood is a light brown to a light reddish-brown. Very hard to split, but more importantly it doesnt burn well at all. In central MN (east Metro) that stuff is thick and burning the roots gives green-brown smoke. White Spruce Needles White Spruce Cones Black Spruce vs. White Spruce The wood of the white spruce is valued as timber but the black spruce tree's wood is not usable as such.