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Bradford Pear Trees #6881557
05/25/20 07:03 AM
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Anybody ever use it for firewood?


-Goofy-
Re: Bradford Pear Trees [Re: HobbieTrapper] #6881583
05/25/20 07:49 AM
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It's wood, it'll burn,
I burned lots of wood over the years, the free cut up stuff by the side of the road was the best, no matter the type.....lol

Re: Bradford Pear Trees [Re: HobbieTrapper] #6881597
05/25/20 08:06 AM
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So long as its dry will burn.


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Re: Bradford Pear Trees [Re: HobbieTrapper] #6881599
05/25/20 08:09 AM
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I take down 8-10 a year and save the big pieces for the wood furnance.

Re: Bradford Pear Trees [Re: HobbieTrapper] #6881601
05/25/20 08:10 AM
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Had lightening hit one here....burned well....sweet smell too.

Re: Bradford Pear Trees [Re: HobbieTrapper] #6881614
05/25/20 08:27 AM
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Don't know about firewood but I've burned a ton of it that keeps trying to invade my property. The stuff is a weed.


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Re: Bradford Pear Trees [Re: gcs] #6881656
05/25/20 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by gcs
It's wood, it'll burn,
I burned lots of wood over the years, the free cut up stuff by the side of the road was the best, no matter the type.....lol


This is true but not all wood will heat the same.


Took one down yesterday and before I hauled to the cabin was hoping someone had already burned some and could give it reference.

Thanks to everybody!


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Re: Bradford Pear Trees [Re: HobbieTrapper] #6881753
05/25/20 11:27 AM
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Any fruit tree wood makes good firewood.

Re: Bradford Pear Trees [Re: HobbieTrapper] #6881772
05/25/20 11:46 AM
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Bradford pear wood is dense, heavy and burns similar to oak and better than cherry. It is great wood to grill on.

I had a huge Bradford pear split in half at my old house in Dayton.

The city I grew up in, Springdale, planted Bradford pears in front of your house for free, if you wanted them to. Early snows and strong winds broke hundreds of Bradford pears in that neighborhood. We burnt lots of them.

Keith

Re: Bradford Pear Trees [Re: HobbieTrapper] #6881807
05/25/20 12:32 PM
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I probably did 25 years ago when mine started splitting and falling. Some split after a thunderstorm, some after a sleet storm, and one split on a bluebird day.

Re: Bradford Pear Trees [Re: Okie Farmer] #6881825
05/25/20 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Okie Farmer
Any fruit tree wood makes good firewood.

That sounds good to me.


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