Free firewood, Pickering area, NF

[Dave Bailey]

Had three huge Siberian elms taken down a few days ago by a hydro crew, they cleaned up the little stuff but the big logs are our responsibility. If you've got a chain saw to cut them up then you can have them, take as many as you like. Just PM me on the board for details.

 

Man, am I ever glad to see those things gone. According to one horticulturalist they are the worst tree to plant anywhere. Exceedingly brittle, they drop twigs and branches constantly, clogging up our rain gutters and littering the lawn, making it difficult to mow without using a wood-chipper for the job. The wife misses the shade, but maybe now I can refurbish my old telescope and do some astronomy from the back deck, it was impossible before because they effectively covered the entire yard.

[Roy]

Very generous of you, Dave. For those of you who might be interested, that wood has basically the same weight, density and recoverable heat value as red maple.

[Dave Bailey]

Roy, to you it's generous. To me, it's creative laziness.

[Twocoda]

Dave i was thinking of doing the same thing with a couple of trees i had to remove on our new lot...but broke down and stacked it all so im gonna keep it for a future firepit in back yard...good on ya though...hopefully its someone in need that picks it up