Can you burn cypress trees

What's it like to split? Yes, I did a search Cypress firewood here, but didn't come up with anything. Ianab ArboristSite Operative. We commonly burn Macrocarpa Monterrey cypress here in NZ. It's a softwood so you need more volume than you would with hardwood, but BTUs per lb should be about the same. It does dry fast and doesn't contain a lot of pitch like pine does. If it's free and easy to get it's worth it.

Cheers Ian. Joined Nov 18, Messages 2, Location Alabama. Cypress Kevin , Bald Cypress is mostly water and I wouldn't try to use it for firewood once it is dried. It makes a fast burning wood. Scot New Member. I don't much see a problem with it. If it burns, is free, and you don't have to work real hard for it. I will burn anything that fits into the stove and ain't real picky about species. What part of AR you from? Ain't no bald cypress in the north part.

Aug 24, Scot said:. Click to expand Thanks all for your replys. I also asked some friends around here locally and they also said it burns fast. Probably be good for starting fires and to mix with other wood. Aug 25, I've burnt alot of macrocarpa in my wood stove. It has a relatively low moisture content to start with and dries quickly once split.

It burns clean and fast once dried. David Adkins, an inspection manager with the Ohio Department of Agriculture, says that if you have any suspicions, buy only enough for a single fire and follow the "use it all, burn it all" rule. Ask the seller what kind of wood it is.

Trees like pines, firs, or cypress have "soft" wood, which burns fast, leaves few coals, and makes a lot of smoke that can coat your chimney with soot not a safe thing in the long run. Seasoned softwood is okay for outdoor fires, but you may want to avoid it if a fireplace is involved or you want a long-lasting fire or coals to cook over.

Burning salt-saturated driftwood is a bad idea as it can release toxic or harmful chemicals when burned, according to the EPA. Watch out for any wood covered with vines. Burning poison ivy, poison sumac, poison oak, or pretty much anything else with "poison" in the name releases the irritant oil urushiol into the smoke. Breathing it in can cause lung irritation and severe allergic respiratory problems, the Centers for Disease Control state.

Oleander shrubs thrive in frost-free climates and every part of it is toxic. Blue ash, American chestnut, the Kentucky coffee tree: There are more than 20 endangered species of native trees in North America, and by their very rareness you're unlikely to find any in a batch of firewood for sale. However, you should double check this list before chopping anything down yourself.

Product Reviews. Hickory The wood from the hickory family of trees, which includes pecan trees, is also very dense and prized for use as firewood, being of similar quality to oak. Black Locust One lesser-known tree that makes great firewood is black locust.

The species has a fairly limited range, growing in just a handful of states through the Appalachian Mountains and into Missouri and Arkansas, but it produces a strong, dense wood famous for making fence posts. Not surprisingly, the same density and durability that makes black locust good for fence posts also makes it among the best firewood trees.

Other Good Wood to Burn White ash, sugar maple and birch trees also produce excellent firewood, albeit not quite as good as oak and hickory. White ash weighs less than most other types of quality firewood and is easier to split into burnable logs. The bark of many mature birch trees is quite flammable, making it good for easily starting fires. You can certainly burn it, but the wood from coniferous trees also contains pitch and is notorious for creating creosote buildup when it burns.

Creosote can stick to the walls of your chimney and become a fire hazard. These woods also tend to produce more sparks and smoke, which can spoil the mood that you want to generate by starting a nice, cozy wood fire.