DUSTYCEDAR
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CAN I BURN IT IN THE FIREPLACE? its the ultimate renewable fuel source?
Bamboo? Will It Burn?
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rx7145
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I don't see why not.
Fast and hot come to mind:monkey:
Fast and hot come to mind:monkey:
irishcountry
ArboristSite Guru
We have a patch of perennial bamboo in our yard (michigan zone 5) that we cut down and save for tomato stakes ect. This year I made up some firestarter bundles out of it that I swear worked better than kerosine!! It is great for getting your fires started but it burns hot and fast the stuff we have is all small diameter so maybe thats why it would be worth messing around with! Post your results if you do. thanks
It will explode like firecrackers because of the chambers overheating and expanding. Watched a guy burn some and it sounded like the 4th of july. I don't think he had any gunpowder in them.
DUSTYCEDAR
ArboristSite Lurker
i thought that also
JLROOT
ArboristSite Operative
Gilligan? Skipper? Mary Ann? Ginger stop that this is a family oriented site.
Same as almost anything else. Burns just fine dry.
Same as almost anything else. Burns just fine dry.
Ummm, I don't like any of the choices. Can i be the professor.LOL
Wood Scrounge
ArboristSite Guru
I take a bunch of it, dry it and run it over with my truck to break the chambers up and use it for kindling.
mga
wandering
tomtrees58
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he he tom trees:monkey:
woodbooga
cords of mystic memory
If this is the kind of bamboo I'm thinking of - a onetime ornamental that has jumped the garden fence to become a full-blown invasive - I'd be careful about putting stalks of it around since it's very prolific and can spread as quickly as oriental bittersweet and is even tougher to kill.
If it's a different species, just disregard. You'll see from my avatar I got no rep.
DUSTYCEDAR
ArboristSite Lurker
IT GROWS ALL OVER HERE it is a weed however if i can burn it people always want it cleared out as it gets thick
The kind we have here will take over, It's a constant headache keeping it from spreading. It will mow over easy when it's just coming up, But don't let it get big.If this is the kind of bamboo I'm thinking of - a onetime ornamental that has jumped the garden fence to become a full-blown invasive - I'd be careful about putting stalks of it around since it's very prolific and can spread as quickly as oriental bittersweet and is even tougher to kill.
If it's a different species, just disregard. You'll see from my avatar I got no rep.
woodbooga
cords of mystic memory
Sounds like the same stuff - at least you and I stihl.
The stuff is the :spam: of the plant kingdom. If it can be burnt, at least there's one use for the :censored: stuff.
The stuff's like potatoe chips in that you can't have just one. I knew someone who liked the look of the stuff and purpousefully planted the stuff and it multiplied like bunnies. Now he can't get rid of it.
OK, too much fun playing with smiley icons. Off I go...
LMAOThe stuff's like potatoe chips in that you can't have just one.
woodbooga
cords of mystic memory
Didn't know what LMAO meant until just now. Apparently, it involves a dose of humor that is lethal to mules.
Thanks for getting me up to speed on the latest lingo. But what to do about that bamboo?
mga
wandering
hey...can you guys post some pictures of this bamboo stuff?
would it grow up here in new york?
would it grow up here in new york?
mga
wandering
yea...thanks.
i might be interested in planting some of it out back in the woods for a natural barrier.
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