Apple seasoning

[Axe Man]

Started cutting next years wood last week and found I had hundreds of old apple trees in the back. Never burned apple before. I know it has high BTUs but how is it for seasoning? Does it take as long as Oak. Wont be burning until November of 2011. Thanks.

 

[smokinj]

It will be good to go by then!

 

[Wood Scrounge]

Save a little for the BBQ

 

[SamVT]

I burn a fair amount of apple, burns great, but it tends to rot quick if near the ground, just like cherry will. I always stack it along with cherry on the top half of my piles that way it is good for a few years.

 

[TreePointer]

And budget for an hydraulic splitter if you don't already have one. Apple can be very stringy.

 

[flushcut]

Save a little for the BBQ

:agree2:

 

[Woodcutteranon]

And budget for an hydraulic splitter if you don't already have one. Apple can be very stringy.

:agree2:

 

[flushcut]

:agree2:

:agree2: To that as well

 

[1967 Tempest]

Good to know. I see some ads for free apple that has been cut but never thought about it. Might go get some this weekend.

 

[Guswhit]

Good to know. I see some ads for free apple that has been cut but never thought about it. Might go get some this weekend.

5 year old thread big guy!

 

[1967 Tempest]

5 year old thread big guy!

Why start a new one. This one works fine!!

 

[Deleted member 135597]

Good to know. I see some ads for free apple that has been cut but never thought about it. Might go get some this weekend.

I am lost. good to know what?

 

[1967 Tempest]

Good to k ow it burns well and it's stringy. Now I know it's worth getting.

 

[Oldman47]

I have been splitting my own apple. It pops right open using my Fiskars.

 

[Full Chisel]

Ever look under them for morels in the spring?

 

[Deleted member 83629]

apple isn't stringy try some black gum then get back to me.

 

[haveawoody]

Apple can be anything from a fiskers to a serious splitter.
I've had apple that splits with little trouble and apple that splits like the worse elm.

Great Btu for apple just a bit higher than hickory.
I cure limb wood for no less that 8 months and round splits for 1 year.
Seems to burn at it's best cured that long or longer.
Your local area will smell like Christmas when you burn apple, a very pleasant smell from the smoke.

When I have a selection of trees Apple/Pear is always first on my list to take wood home for myself, everything else is second.

 

[sledge&wedge]

Apple can be anything from a fiskers to a serious splitter.
I've had apple that splits with little trouble and apple that splits like the worse elm.

Great Btu for apple just a bit higher than hickory.
I cure limb wood for no less that 8 months and round splits for 1 year.
Seems to burn at it's best cured that long or longer.
Your local area will smell like Christmas when you burn apple, a very pleasant smell from the smoke.

When I have a selection of trees Apple/Pear is always first on my list to take wood home for myself, everything else is second.

I'm guessing you don't mean Bradford pear when you say pear??? Just curious... I've cleaned up a few Bradfords for friends that were blown down in storms and the wood was as soft and spongy as could be. I split some kindling size pieces and those feel about like balsa wood now that they are dry. Maybe I just picked a bad tree.

 

[haveawoody]

sledge&wedge,

I think Bradford pear is a softwood so I bet it's only good for kindle.
I'm not to sure about the smoking qualities of Bradford but a few softwoods are quite nice smoke wood.
Most fruit and nut trees make great smoke wood.

Real pear wood IMO is some mighty fine firewood and wonderful smoking wood.
Pretty much anything can be smoked with Pear wood, Apple will make things very sweet but Pear adds more of a fruit taste than over sweet of apple wood.

 

[sledge&wedge]

sledge&wedge,

I think Bradford pear is a softwood so I bet it's only good for kindle.
I'm not to sure about the smoking qualities of Bradford but a few softwoods are quite nice smoke wood.
Most fruit and nut trees make great smoke wood.

Real pear wood IMO is some mighty fine firewood and wonderful smoking wood.
Pretty much anything can be smoked with Pear wood, Apple will make things very sweet but Pear adds more of a fruit taste than over sweet of apple wood.

Good to know, thanks @haveawoody .