Posted by Billy NY on October 01, 2014 at 08:59:36 from (66.67.105.23):
In Reply to: FIREWOOD SHORTAGE posted by 2underage on October 01, 2014 at 07:57:36:
I think it would be fairly easy to identify what species of trees they are processing from the chips. Burn a piece that is black cherry, thats an easy one, grain pattern and similar, odor from smoke etc.
I don't know if its an era of plentiful wood or what the consumption rate of current times does to the supply, but if you look back in time, say 1952 around here, there were very little trees, mostly fields and fence lines and even some of the rougher terrain was still clear or sparsely populated, meaning it was in use for a long time, and not been unused all that long. Around here you would have to look at the mountainous terrain to find stands of trees back then, hard to say what it was like.
Since then, even with development, all those abandoned areas have grown forest, and the satellite images show the difference. Here for example, the fence lines were very sparse with trees, even the 12 acre wood lot was thin back then, people either used coal or oil, as there was nothing to cut, literally. It would have to be hauled in. Into the 70's we started cutting dead or storm damaged trees from the old fence lines, but not for long and it sat, fast forward to now and all those areas have provided lots of firewood, grown lots of trees, many new, others old and dying off or damaged. Old fence line across the lane dividing this old field has provided several years of firewood, that heats a 30'x80'(roughly) area, and is still today, I have 2 old and large black cherry trees to fell this year on that same line. I've been amazed at how much wood an old fence line could provide, and its not clear cut, lots of healthy trees left behind and some young ones coming up too.
I don't know if we have reached any peak with trees and available wood, firewood, lumber and it seems loggers have been busy over the years, knowing some and seeing them working. Everywhere I look, there is firewood, dead elm, storm damage, dead fall, as well as logs that could be taken from thinning. I also see ads in craigslist from suburban areas, people have gotten wise, they sell the firewood from trees taken down, usually very reasonable, and many ads state its free, always accessible piles from what I can see. Often times it makes me wish I was set up to go to these places, someone else is, as any desirable wood is gone. Few years back a neighbor had a 4' diameter willow, old one in a wet area, taken down, he spent the winter cutting it up and made piles for free, I loaded my F600 with a 14' body with a full load, it was well worth it, I should have taken all of it, but I had no room with piles of wood everywhere, storm clean up from '08 ice storm, I took that truck with me to the fields when I worked helping a farmer, cleaning up, many truck loads of logs, it lasted me for a few years, took up too much room, clearing snow was a real pain.
Wonder why they say there is a shortage, I don't see it here, even without the land we have, I could find it easily and keep busy with it for much of the year. I know of one person that has a firewood business most if not all of the wood is supplied by a tree service company.
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