Are dead trees good firewood sources?
As firewood, dead trees have the advantage of being immediately useable but what about the disadvantages? They are often hollow or rotting making the effort of felling them worthless and adding to the danger. Dead wood is extremely hard to cut and can quickly blunt a chain-saw blade or axe. Large dead trees may take hundreds of years to replace naturally. Felling large dead trees for firewood is an unsustainable activity on most properties. The solution to personal firewood supply The solution to firewood supply for your own use is to establish a woodlot so that old dead trees can be retained for their wildlife and other values and quality wood is available for your own use. The advantages of growing trees specifically as firewood are numerous. The trees can be harvested when of an appropriate size for easy handling (say 20 cm diameter), the wood is cut green so that it is easy on your chain saw, when drying it often splits (depending on species) allowing for straightforward axe work a
