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American elm a decent firewood that IMO is better than white ash for heat, just lots more work to split it and without a splitter most people pass on American elm. Or it's Rock elm #2 of the list of best firewood in NA, not to crazy stringy to split but tough on the splitters itself getting it to split.
Chinese and American Elm, here, are considered a "trash wood" for firewood though. They are tough trying to cut it, very tough to split, lots of dirt/sand/ash to clean up, only burns hot just before it starts to rot, does not coal well, makes little or no heat when wet/green and quite susceptable to rot if exposed to the elements.
The options,wedges,splitter,or a stove with a real large door. Every wood has a specific good use for it.Elm was used for wagon tongues because it was nearly impossible to break it,and the fact that it resists splitting.How well you know.It is rare any more for an elm to get any larger than about 20 inchs before they die.In the early 60's when the blight was in full swing,it was not uncommon ...
Lost an elm this week thanks to Gustov. Any of y'all ever burn it as firewood?? Is it hard to split??
Splitting Elm It's not a great wood on the BTU scale anyhow. But you burn what you got. Elms were dumped by the 1000's of tons in New England in the 70's. Tree crews would dump big stumps on our driveway for firewood. So, if you want to split the non-rotten elm be sure to "slab split".
City arborists will begin combing the city, looking for firewood piles that might contain elm wood. If elm wood is found, it will be marked with orange paint to aid the homeowner in the identification process. Wood owners will be asked to debark, burn or dispose of the over wintering elm wood habitat within ten days of notification.
The stuff I know was Siberian Elm didn't burn as well, or have the same heat output as the stuff I know was American Elm... but it ain't all that far off. Cutting "green" Siberian Elm is something I'd just-as-soon avoid... stuff stinks, gums up the saw, plugs the clutch cover, is way too wet and heavy (hard work) for the BTU's it provides later.
Dead standing Elm without bark is great wood, although a bear to split. my 372 normally splits the elm..lol. now, green Elm with the bark....I have about 2 cord left from last year. it was the base of a dead stading tree i took down. it is still green, wet, heavy and rotting... Been split and stacked since it was cut down....
Saw an interesting firewood chart that listed all the characteristics of usual wood types One column for "splitting " was mostly easy, moderate, hard, etccc Under elm's splitting ease was two words : "it doesn't";-))))
I have split really tough elm that was dry but still stringy, and I think that was Siberian elm, which burns hot and OK but is a bear to split. This seems to be American elm. This tree was at least 91 years old and planted by the people who knew Father Flanagan who started Boys Town.