This does not mean it is not good firewood, some people love to burn it, you just have to be careful with it and keep your fires smaller than you would with other woods. This can be easier to do with air tight stoves where you can regulate the air intake. Osage orange can be hard to cut and hard to split.
It is best to cut and split it while it is still green. This is another wood that is very decay resistant and makes great fence posts. Its hard dense woods are used for archery bows, wood turning and small crafts. We burn osage orange all the time and love it. We lined our fireplace with soapstone firebrick an it holds up well to the heat. For the really cold nights it is the best but when it isnt so cold it can sometimes be too hot.
Thats when we burn oak cedar and other wood. It cuts and splits best green. If it gets dry you are going to have a harder time with it. I use osage orange in a wood boiler, since the steel is surrounded by water the steel cannot get to hot to turn red or have a chance to warp. Ive found that splitting osage orange is best done while it is frozen. Usually around 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit is sufficient. I have even heard Old Sage Orange call Iron Wood, due to the fact that chainsaws have been known to spark when cutting this wood.
I recommend planting o. Aside from its awesome wood properties it is remarkably insect and disease resistant, drought and flood tolerant, will grow in poor soil, and is available in a male thornless variety. Probably some in Canada too. I read this article because I have so much.
I cut and burnt my first week worth this week. It will save you the aggravation of hand filing 1 chain all day trying to keep it sharp. It splits okay when it's still wet but if you let it dry out and then try to split it, forget it.
Although many people say you can burn the wood when it's green, let the split firewood season for about months for best results. It will not only reduce the overall heat output of the fire and be more difficult to get the fire started , but it can also increase creosote build-up.
You definitely want to cut it and split it while it's still green and then let it season for at least 2 full years. However, the wood actually burns so hot you can easily damage a wood stove if you're not careful. In fact, osage orange is reputed as the hottest-burning firewood, offering the highest heating value of any commonly available North American wood. It burns long and hot and is also rot-resistant, making it a good choice for long term storage.
The wood also releases various compounds that can repel insects so you might not have to worry quite as much about insect invaders damaging your firewood stash.
Instead of burning strictly hedge, mix it with other popular hardwoods like ash , beech or maple firewood. This will allow you to capture all the great heating qualities of the wood without the fire becoming too intense.
The wood throws a shower of sparks described by many people as a fireworks show. This sap is similar to the substance released by the fruits of the tree - it is thick, sticky, white, and latex-containing. As a result, when you burn your osage orange firewood, the latex is going to light right up and produce sparks. Wet wood is easier to split than dry wood. This is true of any type of wood. It is not totally unacceptable to burn green wood, but seasoned bodark firewood provides much better results.
Splitting leads to exposure of the insides of the wood to air and sunlight. It quickens the process of seasoning, which is the next step of firewood burning.
It is essential to dry the wood for the best results because greenwood is harder to ignite. Unseasoned wood also contributes more to creosote build up in your chimney. So, after splitting, just let it rest, away from rain for months. Depending on the size of logs, complete seasoning of Osage orange may even take up to two years. Stacking is also a process that speeds up the drying of your firewood. There are a few points to be kept in mind while stacking Osage orange firewood.
You might want to look into a moisture meter to test the moisture content before you burn it. You can find them on Amazon for a decent price. Here is a link to the one I have. Moisture Meter Link To Amazon. The BTU is the traditional unit of heat. It is a part of the United States customary units, which is a counterpart for the metric system. One BTU is roughly the heat generated by one match stick.
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