Burning Mulberry

[Ribsy]

I have an opportunity to pick up a truckload of already cut Mulberry for burning in my stove. I have never burned Mulberry before and have been told it stinks. Is this true?

[WDH]

Don't know about the stink, but it should be A+ firewood. 

[OzarkCherokee]

It doesnt stink but it does throw some sparks, I use it in my wood stove and as smoking wood.

[Al_Smith]

Mulberry is a second cousin to osage orange .The wood is nearly the same .Cut green it has a sticky almost latex like sap .Male and female trees .The male can have an odor to it .It's a high btu producing wood .

The female tree of course produces those nice mulberrys the starlings love to eat and bombard your freshly washed automobile with nice purple bombs . Not that I blame the tree but rather the blooming idiot that imported the nasty birds from England about mid 1800 .

[locustoak]

I really like mulberry, and never ever turn it down, especially when its free.
It's a hard, dense wood that is easy to split.  As has been mentioned - it does like to spark while burning.
Rot resistant as well, so you can let it sit a few years and it will still be good.

If its already cut for you, that's a huge bonus because the limbs/brush have small twigs that always seem to get caught in eachother, making cleanup a huge pain.
Summary: take all you can get, and more.

[Texas Ranger]

Welcome, there, OzarkCherokee

[WmFritz]

Not that I blame the tree but rather the blooming idiot that imported the nasty birds from England about mid 1800 .

:D :D :D

[Oliver1655]

Wife won't burn mulberry or hedge in the house because of the popping/sparks but I love it for use in the shop.

[doctorb]

Yes, not a great fireplace wood due to the sparks.  Burns great in a wood stove or OWB.  I'd love to have a truck load of that for the winter.

And the tree is nature's own bird feeder.  A large number of species flock to mulberry trees when the berries start to ripen.  It's one of the best places I know to spot Cedar Waxwing, one of my favorite birds.

[Al_Smith]

Hickory will blow sparks too .

There's a trick to it .Open up the flue dampner if you have one and the air intake and let it roar some before you open the door .

[Magicman]

Hello OzarkCherokee, and Welcome to the Forestry Forum.  How about adding your location, etc to you profile and then giving us an intro thread.