Burning green ash

[randomseeker]

I may have all the wood I need for this season, but if not, I have a lot of ash, some standing dead, some standing half dead. I have heard that one can burn green ash. Does anyone have experience with that?

[shane hickey]

Out door wood burners ok but for evaporators make sure its split so air can go through the wood for maximum combustion

[Scribner's Mountain Maple]

Ash and Cherry are fine to burn green. Burning green creates more build up in the stack, however it's what I will do if I run out of wood. That and Pallet hunting.

[Scribner's Mountain Maple]

Good point Shane, I agree that you should split the green stuff up smaller than normal. And fortunately Ash splits very easy. I have burned both Ash and Cherry in my wood stove with no problems that I cut that day.

[rayi]

It will make a little heat hardly any flame and lots of ash. Even dry ash is not my favorite

[bowtie]

i seem to go through this every year, i look for dead trees that are not laying on the ground. i have burned ash cut the same day and it burns fine albeit not as hot as dry, but i usually cut pallet wood up and mix it in this seems to help. if you have a forced draft it makes quite a bit difference also. split as small as possible.
"anything will burn if you get it hot enough !!!"

[maplehillbros7179]

it will burn but not as hot as some softwoods, just split it up small and you should be fine

[maple flats]

Ash wood wet or ash wood dry a prince shall warm his slippers by. Build up is not an issue in the evaporator. Ash grows at 20% moisture, wood is considered dry at 20%. If dead you may even be at 15%. Be sure to split it wrist size and have fun. Ash is likely the best wood to own for back up if you run low. It will burn fine.
As for chimney build up, that is in other wood burning devices where you burn slow. The moisture then is an issue if over 20% and will result in creosote buildup. Not the case when you are burning as hard as you can.

[Michael Greer]

Every pound of water you burn off in the fire is a pound of water left in the evaporator. Having good dry wood can cut your work in half.