Ash.......is it any good for firewood?

[MacinJosh]

Speaking of EAB. 5 more Ash trees were felled last night and I was the beneficiary. Silver lining I guess. About 2 weeks worth of work for me to get this split and stacked and drying.







Some scrap in there I'll have to sort out and burn but there's some nice rounds for sure.

 

[MacinJosh]

So more showed up today. [emoji23][emoji23]

I guess I know what I'm doing this fall.





Guys, what is this? Not Ash. Split or burn?



Wood pile is going to grow.

 

[bholler]

Guys, what is this? Not Ash. Split or burn?

what do you mean?

 

[TreePointer]

Good stuff. I've never been shy about showing my pale white ash:

 

[MacinJosh]

what do you mean?

Is it Ash? I'm a tree identifying noob. Didn't look like Ash to me. What is it? The bark looks different from the rest.

 

[bholler]

Is it Ash? I'm a tree identifying noob. Didn't look like Ash to me. What is it? The bark looks different from the rest.

Yeah that is ash the bark is different because it was killed by eab

 

[LowbanksArcher]

EAB is devastating the area here. I'm burning nothing but ash.

 

[MacinJosh]

Good looking rounds there Archer. Much cleaner and better sorted than mine.

 

[MacinJosh]

I always love it when I have my little helpers out there with me. Hehe

 

[Enzo's Dad]

I have been burning ash for 3 years I love it. The eab has killed every ash in my area. It was the primary reason I bought a wood burning stove, to dispose of the ash . 12 cords so far

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[HisTreeNut]

Ash is great to burn...have some in this year's stacks.
Nothing beats a good piece of ash...

 

[Eborsisk]

EAB is devastating the area here. I'm burning nothing but ash.

I guess we could say you are Ash King for it...

Since we don't know how the critters made it over here from Asia in the first place, seems like a good idea to be cautious when moving their favorite staple around.

 

[Tar12]

I have heard it said that there is no feasible way to stop EAB. Ash trees are being timbered at a incredible rate here before its to late.For many its already to late. A race against time.BTW...burn it!

 

[fishki]

Doubt they can be stopped. We have them in Kansas already. Noticed some buggy ash wood I picked up, did some searching to find out what it was. Yep, EAB.

http://www.emeraldashborer.info/index.php

 

[Eborsisk]

I have heard it said that there is no feasible way to stop EAB. Ash trees are being timbered at a incredible rate here before its to late.For many its already to late. A race against time.BTW...burn it!

Too late for what?

 

[Tar12]

Too late for what?

To late to be logged commercially.

 

[Jason763]

 

[Tar12]

Like the wood racks Jason...almost identical to mine.

 

[Eborsisk]

To late to be logged commercially.

Why are logging companies concerned about the condition of bark and sapwood? Don't they want the heartwood?

 

[Tar12]

Why are logging companies concerned about the condition of bark and sapwood? Don't they want the heartwood?

Why are logging companies concerned about the condition of bark and sapwood? Don't they want the heartwood?

Once the tree is infected it can die very rapidly.They can deteriorate in a years time and often do.This deterioration damage often goes beyond the sap wood.My logging buddy will not buy trees in this condition...you can put a saw to them and the dust flies. If caught early enough the tree can be salvaged but its a fine line.They are fine for firewood. A lot of guys try to be proactive and sell before they are infected.

 

[Jason763]

 

[FaithfulWoodsman]

Seen those pics before .....haha. very nice. What's the size or what portion of a cord do those hold?

 

[Jason763]

Seen those pics before .....haha. very nice. What's the size or what portion of a cord do those hold?

Lol...each rack holds two face cord. I built them 8' x 4' so they were easier to move and screwed two together. I am going to raise them when I empty them this summer.

 

[Jason763]

I have five cord of ash that needs to be put up this spring. Very easy to work with...

 

[husky345 vermont resolute]

So if EAB and its spread isn't a concern then why do we care about the timber we have lost and why have governments spent over a decade limiting the transport of firewood where there's EAB? Original poster didn't say if the tree was healthy, sick, or dead, although we can surmise it surely isn't split.

I have no idea whether the tree has EAB larva, hopefully doesn't, but I'm not sure what's so crazy to suggest checking for symptoms. It's not as though EAB has never been found in a new area for the first time. Kind of like it popped up around here for the first time last year. Almost my whole yard is ash trees, and the last thing I want to do is lose them sooner because I brought home a couple trucks of an infected tree.

Consider them dead. I'm sorry but it's the truth


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