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Send this topic Print. Pages: [ 1 ] Go Down. Author Topic: Can Magnolia be used for firewood Read times. Watch this! I went to a landowners house this afternoon. He has a large live magnolia tree with several damaged limbs broken off from the He asked me if he could burn this as firewood, once it has seasoned.
I told him I had never tried to burn any magnolia and had no idea. I also told him I'd look on the FF for any knowledge. Open for input. Sweet Bay magnolia that I have burned, burns quickly and doesn't form many coals. It burns to a fine white ash, but it does burn fairly hot. Yes, walnut is good for firewood. Dear Julie I did some cutting back on an estimated year old Yew Tree.
I left all the cuttings with foliage ready to burn for about a month. When I came to burn it, the leaves were still very green, it was a very difficult bonfire, and I was caught up in the smoke a lot, with the wind being very turbulent I found myself consuming a lot of thick smoke. I fell very ill over the next few days, they found an infection in the lower right lung.
I have read that Yew Tree smoke can be toxic. Have you any comment on this that may help. Sounds like you inhaled a lot of smoke.
Hope your infection is gone now. I replaced a 30 year old deck that had treated lumber. The treated lumber is still burnable in my fireplace. Thank you! Burning treated lumber is not advisable. Burning it in your fireplace will give off fumes that are harmful for you to breathe. Thanks for your comment. I have some oak logs that I split but notice that they are somewhat blackened. They were trunk pieces from a tree that had been topped off so just the trunk remained.
Will these blackened pieces still be good and safe to burn? Great site! We have a horse farm with 20 year old oak fence boards that were originally painted with black fence paint yes, water-based paint — not creosote. They were again spray painted in with the same kind of paint.
The paint is virtually gone from all but cracks and deep creases. Can these be burned in my home fireplace? Thank you. I would not recommend using them as firewood. Even though you say most of the paint is gone, the paint most likely seeped into the oak. Maybe an alternative would be to have a bon fire outside with them! We have been burning wood from a previous forrest fire, oak and juniper from northern Arizona.
There is a lot of black soot escaping the guard and up, causing dark blacking up my mantle and staining the deer head hanging just above it. There may also be cottonwood being burned. Can humans contract any diseases? I and my roommate have thick chest mucus and strange ulcerated lesions. We burn cedar all the time in our wood stove, but mostly we use it for kindling as a fire starter! It lights great when dry! We have alot of brush oak trees that I would like to cut and use the trunk for firewood.
Is this okay to burn in the fireplace after seasoned? Can I just say what a relief to find someone who actually knows what theyre talking about on the internet. You definitely know how to bring an issue to light and make it important.
More people need to read this and understand this side of the story. I cant believe youre not more popular because you definitely have the gift. Get Best fireproof fabric supplier from here. Thank you for your kind comment. I am glad you think our articles are informative and helpful. Christmas tree pine sap does not contain excess creosote. When someone would then go and burn pine, it would burn hot and then light all that accumulated creosote on fire. Its not the trees fault.
Palm tree wood or the outside bark of it. And I want to know what kinds of species of tree is not healthy to have in a open face fireplace to heat a house. I was told Pecan wood burning in your house could cause your pets to go into convulsions is this true. We had a lot of scrap lumber left over from our cabin build that we burned in our wood stove.
Not as good as seasoned split wood, but burned ok. What say you? We have been burning our scrap lumber with no problems. Hope this helps. Hello The point of an electric fireplace is not only to provide heat but also light up the room with the fire. The flames are patented still people prefer them to give off a great vibe to their room, the exact same one that is given off with the traditional fireplace. Thanks for this wonderful post.
The writer has taken a lot of time and effort to post this information on the website. This is a longer time frame than what you may see for other types of firewood because you want it dry enough to throw out decent heat and to not just sizzle. Magnolia firewood can be burned but it's probably best when it's used in the fall or spring when the outside temperatures are mild. Since it's not very dense , it burns quickly and does not have very good coaling qualities.
It burns hot and works well for starting a morning fire or mixed in with other higher quality hardwoods. Magnolia is similar to burning poplar or white birch That said, if you have access to firewood from a magnolia tree there's no reason to turn it down, especially if it's free. I wouldn't go out and buy some when you can purchase better types of firewood but if you don't have to put a lot of effort into obtaining it These sawbuck assembly instructions create an easy way for anyone to build a strong and durable folding rack for cutting firewood.
Big, waxy leaves further adorned with radiantly colorful flowers, it is unsurprising why magnolias are famously deployed for ornamental duties. Aside from the fascinating tree itself, how about the wood?
Is magnolia wood good for anything? Previously, magnolia wood was dominantly used in producing Venetian-blind slats, thanks to its straight grain. Magnolia wood is further deployable in making upholstered furniture frames, veneer, interior trim, and general-purpose utility wood. For woodworkers, magnolia is an exciting species. Their straight grain, fine texture, workability, and non-warping capacity, are some of the features that stand this wood out.
How about I tell some 17 interesting facts about this wood? I admit this is a raging question in the woodworking community. Magnolia thrives in zone on the U. In sharp contrast to hardwoods, magnolias are evergreen. This means when winter and fall come, magnolias retain their leaves. Given this distinction, magnolias are more readily classified as soft hardwoods. This classification is even more reflective of the significant air space contained in magnolia wood.
With this space in mind, it is easier to understand the relatively less when measured against other hardwoods heaviness or density of magnolia wood. The weight commonly mirrors cherry.
That said, not all cultivars of magnolia have such magnified air space. Bigleaf magnolia — typically found in Kentucky — is denser and heavier. This species is classified as hard hardwood. Magnolia wood stands out for the straightness of its grain. Definitely, I am not forgetting the fine texture that characterizes this wood. This wood comes with a reduced quantity of yellowish-white sapwood.
For the heartwood, magnolia has a coloring anywhere from dark brown to faint green. The wood is further decked with exciting mineral streaks ranging from green to purple-black and green-black.
Precisely the end grain is diffuse-porous. These are almost innumerable, with medium to microscopic pores scattered about in no distinct pattern. The growth rings can be conspicuous, with the narrow rays equally apparent. Overall, magnolia boasts a smooth texture, especially when it is young. As the tree ages, the bark gets scalier, losing its characteristic smoothness.
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