{"id":1391,"date":"2021-08-06T02:06:24","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T02:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.timbergadgets.com\/?p=1391"},"modified":"2022-07-06T00:32:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T00:32:21","slug":"sweetgum-firewood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timbergadgets.com\/sweetgum-firewood\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweetgum Firewood: Good or Bad?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sweetgum is relatively a poor firewood mainly due to its splitting difficulty.<\/strong> It is commonly found in the Southeastern United States and grows in a temperate and humid environment. This tree develops beautiful foliage which turns from green into beautiful colors in fall. So, it is also grown as an ornamental tree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It finds great value as lumber and is used in furniture making. However, it is difficult to handle due to its twisting habit. Due to its grains running in a spiral manner and its fibers woven into each other, wood becomes twisted on drying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is recommended to let the wood dry, and then cut it for lumber. If fresh wood is cut then better to keep the pieces stacked close with less space to move or twist. Its outer whitish sapwood may contain black grains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Central wood or heartwood is usually red-colored and grows into many shapes. This central heartwood for its color is also known as Redgum. Its sap has medicinal properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is easily identified by its star-shaped leaves and hard spiked fruits which can be found all around the tree. Fruit encloses many seeds. Its spiked shells create a great nuisance for people. It can attain a height of 150 feet and live for 400 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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