What Is In Your Stove Right Now?

[thewoodlands]

We had 18.4 for a low this morning, the basement temp started off at 72 with both temps up here at 68. The first load in the wood stove has sugar maple, beech and some ironwood in it.

 

[Todd]

28/80 going to be opening window this morning. It was still 75 in here this morning when I got up but I loaded the stove with 6 splits of Oak for some reason?😂

 

[ctreitzell]

Currently my stove is cold with a small amount of ashes.

Ok, so, last I was here, I was being admonished for my loose use of the term “topping” a tree. So, I went to the tip/ dump this morning. I messed up and it was a closed morning so I had some time to drive around and take photos.

It’s a very good time because everyone here is scrambling to get everything cut before the onslaught of spring.

I would say, at least 75% of the oaks around fields in this area (Mayenne, France) are palliard. I mean it’s everywhere! And obviously in varying cycles.

And it’s the oaks that are mainly done this way. I’ll share some pics after I get home or over the next few weeks and will certainly start a new thread on the subject of palliard and coppice; terms I did not previously know, but we’ve all seen it.

well and I got that WRONG. The term is “pollard”. Farmers in this area have been doing something different; they cut most major growth above the main trunk and these oaks just keep going

As far as current burn, I just lit the first fire since March 4th

I been outside trimming trees and property borders before the leaves pop

Currently my usual
Chestnut/white oak/ beech split on bottom
Elm/Oak/Poplar/Apple kindling just now all lighting up