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 10-04-2009, 10:50 Post: 166144
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  Why doesn t cottonwood burn

I have some cottonwood that has been stored in a shed and been dry for 15 years. The problem is it just won't burn--it smolders.

Last night I used some new hardwood floor scraps to start a fire in the fireplace. The oak fully burned while the cottonwood smoldered. The cottonwood log was about 14" long by 12" diameter.

I get up this morning and just a whisp of smoke is coming off the log which is still 3/4 the size.

I have plenty of fresh air, and the stove pipe is clean. And like I said the oak burns fine.

What's up wit dat?

Maybe cottonwood is related to asbestos? Laughing out loud






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  Why doesn t cottonwood burn

Don't think it floats--pretty sense--the wood, not me (well, that's debatable too Laughing out loud)

It gets its name from the seeds it drops in the spring. The white, fluffy, cottony-soft seeds become so profuse they cover the ground like snow. They're weed tree.

If I'm not mistaken I think I have seen this wood used as lath in homes when plaster was applied over wooded lath. It stays flexible.






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