I have burned them in that past and would like to know if anyone knew the BTU value of these trees? Russian olive trees were recommended for many years as natural windbreaks, but have fallen out of favor in recent years. It is surpassed by 13 other varieties that have as much as 37% more BTUs per cord! In the wild, Russian olive trees have been known to smell very sweet and strong. It is also excellent firewood for your fireplace or outside firepit. AND TALK ABOUT FIREWOOD, IT BURNS HOT AND IS FAIRLY LONG LASTING.ABOUT HALF OF MY YEARLY FIREWOOD IS THIS CEDAR.ID CALL THIS TYPE SOMEWHAT OF A HARDWOOD, UNLIKE INCENSE CEDAR. thanks, Western Hardwoods Figures from California Energy Commission BTU Rating Based on 90 cubic feet of solid wood per 128 cubic foot cord Well-seasoned olive burns clean and produces a light and fragrant smoke. Sounds like my neighbor would get along great with yours. Be sure to poke a couple holes to vent the gases .Then get a 55 gal drum or make a small kiln to put your bucket in .Start your fire then put the bucket in. Do some searching on coal for a closeby source. As with any wood, olive requires adequate seasoning before use. Not talking about ordinary white mulberry, just the fruitless ones. I burn, wild black cherry, black walnut, elm, hickory and yellow tulip. The beech also burns to a good lasting coal . The red oak gave the most bang for the buck .It burned long,hot and gave some great coals that put out some good btus . A lot of them were planted during the dust bowl times to prevent wind erosion. It does have a more bitter, eye burning smoke than most woods. Mix some ash firewood in with your Russian olive and you will get a good heat source burning quickly. Im in Melbourne, Australia. I have been burning Honey Locust, Dogwood, Apple, Black Cherry, Black Walnut, Tulip Poplar(Tulip Tree) and Sassafras. The cores, thick bark that protects the Russian olive wood makes it difficult for the wood to dry out as quickly as pine or fir if not split. Can Russian olive trees be used for firewood? At ~$75/ton which is about the same dimension size as a cord of wood, it has about 6-7X the btu value of any cord of wood. Though they are slightly different species, a Russian olive tree will most likely be found growing near autumn olive trees, which are just as invasive. You best be looking over your shoulder as you drive home with your coal! Take care when cutting them and work with a partner. I found that if you have some green (wet) wood and want to have a campfire go to your local hardware store and buy a duraflame fire log . Still have some pieces, which are quite dry by now. I only found that one btu chart on the internet which says it has pretty decent BTUs. Cut the trunk into pieces about 4 inches smaller than your wood box. Some states have made the sale of Russian olive trees illegal, to prevent their spreading. I live in Oregon(Portland) and have used all the local species for both fireplace and stove heat. If its really dry you can get some heat from it but I usually recommend it as a camp fire wood. The maple burns very well though w good hot hard coals that will last the night if I get too lazy to feed the fire at 3am. When dry, Russian olive will give off very little smoke, making it a good choice as an indoor fire source.
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