I am planting osage orange, black walnut, sassafrass, and black locust. Russian olive wood is not known to give off a smell when burning when it is fully dry. Mostly ash, as all my neighbors here in northeast New Jersey a spit from the Hudson River are culling their ash trees for fear of the borer. But its tendency to take on more water in certain settings means extended seasoning time. Save the cedar for kindling, you need a hardwood fire. Very smoky and almost smells acidic when it burns and it doesnt seem to produce much flame or heat. The last batch I made got the temp on my grill to well over 600 degrees with just a small mound. You are using an out of date browser. Our house is a 3 BR split level affair. Someone is selling russian olive for $50/cord. im in lebanon,pa area. There are mine if I want them. You know the one, thorny, ugly and wild and grows like a weed. It is a hardwood that can produce a lot of heat for a long time. trees have less resinous material than evergreens.) A wood box helps contain it. Joined Apr 27, 2013 Messages 307 . The smaller stuff makes a great campfire for cold weather, putting off a blue flame and tons of heat. Olive is a highly dense hardwood which makes it great for coaling. MY PREFERENCE would be the DR flywheel special.. Man that thing smokes with efficiency. I could turn on electric or gas boiler but the excercise and knowing you are hurting bottom line of Electrical Supply Utility keeps me Seems most farmers are removing them now to get more acres in corn and soybeans. I have burned Ailanthus for several years. Allergies/Toxicity: Besides the standard health risks associated with any type of wood dust, no further health reactions have been associated with Russian Olive. Note my location and you will understand that many of the species mentioned were new to me. 10. Russian olive trees produce good firewood with a BTU heat rating of 23.0 million per cord. My fathers property in southern Illinois is over whelmed with Russian Olive trees as they were used in near by coal mining areas during reclamation of the mines after they closed. Thanks! As temperatures warm in the Animas River Valley, this tree could become more prolific, and create a monoculture along our rivers and streams. Ponderosa Pine, commonly used to heat homes in this area, burns at 21.7 British thermal units (BTU), which in simple terms, means it burns hot and long. Also, it tends to split easily while drying. For the very old man. Russian olive is the only variety of its kind, but it does go by many names. I've never seen birds eating the berries. White oak is fairly rot resistant. Its okay for use in the depths of winter, but this wood is super-dense and takes some effort to get started. If you want a stronger flavor, try combining olive with the punchy smoke flavor produced by hickory. I have pictures of him with an electric pole saw (hes deathly afraid of power equipment)cutting 2 diameter branches on the ground !!! I just split and stacked 4 yr supply of silver maple, so Im sorry to see how low its BTU rating is. Sourwood trees provide an excellent habitat for pollinators, and their lumber makes great tool handles, but is sourwood good firewood? wanted free hard wood firewood near lebanon,pa area Russian olive is medium-quality firewood. I like burning Birch in fireplaces but getrun away fires ( read relief valve blows @ 100 c) Russian olive trees generally have fairly short trunks and many gnarled branches. Though they are slightly different species, a Russian olive tree will most likely be found growing near autumn olive trees, which are just as invasive. . With the ability to adapt to any soil type, the Russian olives tree can tolerate more than 75 gallons of water daily. When Russian olive wood is first cut, it released an unpleasant, overwhelming odor. 1) Ironwood and Hornbeam are considered the same species locally. Your chart shows the two very close in heat output and weight. They are invasive and grow very quickly. My father bought some to plant (for the birds) . Does anyone know what the btu rating of russian olive is, I burn tons and it makes more heat than anything else that we have so I am curious about the btus. Axe Adviser is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. One random ember could quickly start an unwanted fire. As a common invasive species, you have probably seen Russian olive often on a countryside walk. Most of the smaller ones, 6 inch and under trunk size, have a beautiful purple and white heart wood, especially in the smaller branches. Its a very interesting subject you bring up Audrie that I would also like to hear comments about. I live in an area surrounded by Russian Olive trees. Much like poplar firewood varieties, the wood from the Russian olive in most cases is easy to split. But since then, they have spread wildly due to their deep, re-sprouting roots. There is some conflicting data between different sources due to different calculating variables. The density of Russian olive means that it can burn slower without losing heat. Don't burn it until it has seasoned for at least one year. I grew up on a homestead and I am here to share the knowledge I have and things I learn while living in the countryside. Had it rebuilt for speed and efficiency but yet to use it. YOu are actually doing an admirable thing cutting down and burning Russian Olive, it is a non-native and it is on the Invasive Species lists and it's sale/use is banned, or proposed to be banned, in many states. I use Hickory, White or Red Oak,Beech,tulip Poplar,& Sycamore. We have 2 cast iron wood stoves and a drafty 200 year old house in central new York state. The drawbacks are the stinky smoke and the fact I had to poke it every 10 min and its hard to split. Wood needs to typically produce healthy goals to allow the fire to stay hot and restart in the morning. 2) I would guess trembling/quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) and largetooth aspen (Populus grandidentata) to have similar qualities, but I have never seen largetooth aspen mentioned in any charts. Dont even bother. Many people despise Russian olive trees as they make it difficult for other trees to thrive. Leave the stump about 36 high. NO BUGS EITHER. I cant locate any ratings for this wood. The latter is superabundant here, but is the devil itself to split. Is It Okay To Burn Russian Olive In A Fireplace? I have some Hemlock and I can get some Hickory. You will need to use a combination of other woods to get your fire going, to begin with as Russian olive does not catch fire easily. Greenwood is wood that has just been cut and not seasoned. Common Name BTU Months to Dry Osage Orange (Hedge) 30 12 Oak, Gamble 28 36 Olive 26.7 24 Almond 26.7 24 Hop Hornbeam (Ironwood) 26.4 24 Persimmon, American 25.8 36 Mesquite25.5 24 Hickory, Shagbark25.3 24 Tanoak25.1 12 Dogwood. Split each log into two to four pieces, depending on the log size. Nondiscrimination and Accessibility Statements, Mountain Studies Institute, San Juan Mountains, Silverton & Durango, Colorado. Also, box elm burns decent but it stinks. Beautiful wood, but until it is thoroughly dried, while working with it, it smells awful my brother was making 10 inch boxes out of it and said smells like cat piss. cajun, Any BTU rating for Russian olive? I like to drag it out into the open on a log chain with the tractor. Depending on the types of conditions that the Russian olive tree was growing in, it may be carrying a higher moisture content than you expect. Mix some ash firewood in with your Russian olive and you will get a good heat source burning quickly. Creosote cannot form in such an environment. Its hard, shock-resistant, Read More Is Dogwood Good Firewood? Because of the air space between the pieces of wood, the amount of solid wood in a cord may be only 70-90 cubic feet, even though the volume of the stack is 128 cubic feet. I OWED A SAWMILL IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MTNS (LK ARROWHEAD, BIG BEAR AREA) AND THERE WAS ALOT OF THAT THERE (AS WELL AS IN NORTHERN CALI). my experiences with Russian olive is that it is rather easy to work with and finishes very nicely. If you look at a BTU chart, it has either the highest or 2nd highest rating of all wood that grows in the US. One of our favorite cooking woods must be peach. The Blue beech is more or less a weed species but does produce very dense wood which I harvest when it seems sickly or is growing in clumps. #101 Olive wood burl slab Island board charcuterie resin tray 200 yr old Rawcut. Wood with lots of air in it has a lower BTU content because there is less cellulose (burnable material). Get loads of helpful info like how to swing an axe for more power and maintenance advice. Not good for firewood but great for woodworking. Can anyone confirm this? I have also burned green osage orange. JavaScript is disabled. Due to being more shrub-like than other trees, Russian olive trees have very little sap. Im also guessing that the Hickory that I can get are the Shagbark or the bitternut 27.7-26.5 correct? There was a guy down the road whose stove completely melted when he filled it with all hedge. Not a native species, but abundant where it has been planted (I have seen it coast to coast) Any idea the BTU of Tree of Heaven or alianthus (?sp). Out here in the West we dont have all the great hardwoods that you have there in your part of the country. Green Vs. Dry Wood - Firewood should be dried (seasoned) to 10% to 20% moisture content for best burning performance. You could post in the forum and maybe have a better chance of a response. Much of the inconsistencies are from different variables such as how much actual solid wood is assumed to be in a cord. On to cooking. Another challenge with Russian olive trees is the thorns that can cause nasty injuries. I cant tell the actual temp because it made the temp gauge go past the max 600 degree mark then go back around to the 200 degree mark . They died. I believe its commonly harvested in the northwest if you are in the US. 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. all our needs now,and for a few more years,sad business. Thanks for the great info Andy! While this sounds simple, its essential to get it right. I get up in the morning and heat our little berm home from 66-67 to 71-74 degrees with cottonwood and red elm in an hour and a half with cottonwood providing the bulk of the heat. As with most dense hardwoods, seasoning olive firewood requires patience. A lot of them were planted during the dust bowl times to prevent wind erosion. The Ultimate Firewood Storage Guide For 2023, How Good Is Walnut Firewood? For me and my outdoor boiler, I prefer the junk wood like aspen and spruce. 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. The denser the wood from a tree variety, the higher the BTUs per volume. 2 look like the olive wood and 2 are green. See my page on donating wood samples for more info.
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