Re: wood you

The U of IL Department of Forestry provides a leaflet on Firewood Economics (Leaflet #10) They list 39 trees in ranking order of BTUs per cord of wood. Unfortunately, Redbud isn't listed, but #1 is Osage Orange, #2 is Black Locust, Dogwood is #6, Paper Birch is #19, and Black Cherry is #20. Buckeye and Basswood are #s 38 and 39, respectively. 
Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Mar 7, 2009, at 7:18 PM, Jesse Bell wrote:
It's fine to burn, people just don't normally burn it because they aren't 
very big trees (normally).
On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Gene Bush <genebush@netsurfusa.net> wrote: 


Certainly, Kitty
Have in the past and will again. Nothing wrong with redbud. Fairly dense and burns just fine when dried. Between Ike last fall and ice this winter I will have some in my wood pile this fall. Lost 3 mature redbuds up 
on the hillside to Ike. Some smaller ones to the ice.
      Wild cherry is great and smells good when burning.

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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
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Of Kitty
burn redbud would?
I cut down a cherry (newport flowering plum), part of a birch, and a large portion of a couple of big redbuds. A friend asked me for the birch and cherry to age for future use in a fireplace. I asked if he wanted the redbud and he said he didn't know if it was good for using that way. It seems like fairly dense wood, as dense as the cherry, so I'd think it would 
be ok.  Has anyone burned redbud before?
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5

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