The good news is that elm does burn great when it is completely dry. I made this site to share my experiences and knowledge. Are you an adventurous individual who likes experimenting with different meals? Do you enjoy eating food that other people would never touch? If you get lucky, you may land a bobcat during your Deer, like all wild animals, exhibit strange behavior when encountering humans, predatory animals, bad weather, and other dangers.
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You can check it out here, How to split wood by hand Elm Firewood Seasoning Before you can begin burning elm or any other type of firewood, you have to let it dry thoroughly. When storing the wood, you need to make sure that it is elevated and off the ground. Are there some species of it that aren't good for fuelwood but some that are?
Just curious Jags Moderate Moderator Staff member. Aug 2, 18, Northern IL. I like elm. Outside of some of the processing issues it has good burn characteristics.
I did have some that created more clinkers than normal. Oct 9, 1, NW Indiana. It has a bad rep because American Elm is anywhere btwn very tough to impossible to split.
Red Elm, Slippery Elm much easier, but still not easy really. The harder it is to split more stringy the quicker it will burn as the splits are all kinda mashed up. Woody Stover Minister of Fire. Dec 25, 12, Southern IN. Red Elm is decent but I haven't burned American so I can't compare the two. I see American on BTU lists at I had a 6" collateral damage Red that was alive Applesister said the same about a few Red she had Wood Duck Minister of Fire.
Feb 26, 4, Central PA. I have burnt some American Elm and it was good firewood, in my opinion. It burned reasonably long and hot. The couple of elm trees I have processed were not especially tough to split. Applesister Minister of Fire. Dec 5, 2, Upstate NY. We had elms in our yard when I was a kid. A grove of them and I remember when it became very publicized about Dutch Elm Disease. I grew up being aware of the battle the trees waged against a possible extinction.
It is stringy wood that is tough to split and it can hold a lot of water. A lot of people may think it is seasoned after a year, and that is not always the case, sometimes it takes longer.
But if it is truly dry, American, or white elm firewood will burn just fine, although not as long and hot as red elm firewood. Dutch elm disease is common so a lot of elm wood that people try to burn is from standing dead trees. Once it is cut and split, it needs plenty of time to dry. And the key is to allow it plenty of time to dry but without becoming punky. Make sure you dry it in a dry well ventilated area and keep it off of the ground.
A lot of areas have quarantines on elm firewood to help prevent the spread of Dutch elm disease. So be sure and check with regulations before moving elm firewood from one location to another. It's a hardwood,so should do OK. I have no idea what to compare it too.
I do hope you have a wood splitter. That stuff splits HARD with just a splitting maul. My Father would leave it out behind the shed for a year. Than us boys would go at it with wedges and sledge hammers. Still would be a little hard to split,but no worse than beech after a year out back.
I do have a splitter and its all split. Not stacked yet though. Need to build a wood shed first. When I was growing up all we burned was Elm because Dutch elm disease had killed all the mature trees. Burned well and was mostly dry when cut down. Finally had to switch to other wood when I was in my teens because the elm had been dead too long and was punky. Life is too short or my list is too long, not sure which. Dec Elm makes perfectly good firewood, about average heat output for a hardwood etc.
Just it can be a pain to split. If it's already split, no worries.
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