Rotten wood and Cottonwood? Second pic looks like that one is pretty far gone except for a couple of splits. I probably wouldn't mess with it. Last pics, I'm not familiar enough with Cotton in the smaller diameters to say for sure, but it looks like it could be...
That rotter has gotta be some kind of Oak; I can still see the medullary rays. Cottonwood is low on the charts but might do you well for short chill-buster fires in the fall. What I'm gonna do with some dead Tulip around here is to cut it up real small for starter wood. The little bit I tried last year seemed like it burned faster and hotter than even the Red Pine kindling I made. I bet Cotton burns the same way, and I believe it dries fast like Tulip does. That stuff of yours looks pretty fresh and soggy, though....Yea it's not worth fooling with, I was just interested...Cottonwood not very good is it?
the old stuff is oak, I clean that stuff up everywhere in my woods. The other looks like big tooth aspen. Not much different than cottonwood. I also burn that too. I always have both of those in my yearly supply. I would process it and burn it.
If I find it lights faster than Pine, that would be great because it sure splits a lot easier. Pine can be a pain with all the branches/knots.My first time cutting poplar. Man it sure cuts and splits easy.
If I find it lights faster than Pine, that would be great because it sure splits a lot easier. Pine can be a pain with all the branches/knots.
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