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To: carriage_hill
Here; make a couple of sunny areas...

LOL! Believe me, I've thought about it, especially when high winds are making the huge Ponderosa pines all around my house sway like metronomes. I've had to cut down several due to the drought, and if that keeps up, lack of sun will no longer be a problem. At least they make good firewood for the wood-burning stove.

32 posted on 04/08/2013 10:20:14 AM PDT by American Quilter (I will succeed despite the liberals.)
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To: American Quilter

Make sure you cut them into 18” logs, split into 2-3 pieces to expose more heartwood (cambium) to air-drying, and let them “season & age” for 1-2yrs, before burning them.

Deciduous trees only require a season to “age” properly.

The sap in evergreens (Pinus) can cause very explosive flu fires if not thoroughly dried-out. Even then, get your flu checked every season for sap build-up. I could tell you some stories of people who didn’t, that would chill your bones...


40 posted on 04/08/2013 10:27:09 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (The most insidious power the news media has, is the power to ignore.)
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