My property is covered in pine cones and I would like to burn them for heat this winter. But my neighbor says that they have a lot of pine tar and will pop and shoot embers, and the tar will clog the chimney. My biology professor says that burning pine cones harms the environment by destroying viable pine seeds. Does anyone here have any experience burning pine cones?
>>2957590I only ever used them to start a fire, like chuck 5-6 in there and that's it, never had a problem.
>>2957590>My biology professor says that burning pine cones harms the environment by destroying viable pine seeds.Beat him with an old rubber hose and tell him it's just a form of recycling.
Pine cones are good kindling but burn too fast to be a primary source of heat. Pine wood has a lot of sap that when burnt produces soot that builds up in your chimney. Sweep your chimney occasionally if you burn a lot of pine wood. If you manage to burn enough cones to stop the forest rejuvenating I'd be thoroughly impressed.
use em for kindling,
>>2957590They are too low density like most twigs and leaves, either do a lot of shoving or do a lot of compressing.
>>2957635I have bushels of them and I don't mind throwing a few more on every hour.
>>2957635Yeah this is really the only problem. As long as you're awake and able to keep dumping them in it's fine, when you're going to bed throw on some real logs
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>>2957590>But my neighbor says that they have a lot of pine tar and will pop and shoot embers, Yes, make sure you plan for this.>and the tar will clog the chimney.No, or at least not significantly more than wood.>My biology professor says that burning pine cones harms the environment by destroying viable pine seeds.That's stupid. Just because they're viable seeds doesn't mean they'll grow or be of any use.
>>2957590https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRP0tssWeFc
>>2957590>My biology professor says that burning pine cones harms the environment by destroying viable pine seedstell him he's a moron because by the times they fall off the tree, the seeds have already dispersed and what's left is usually infertile seeds
>>2957590>My biology professor says that burning pine cones harms the environment by destroying viable pine seeds.LOL
>>2958081Some of the pine cones are completely closed.
>>2959141>completely closedThose open days after being passed over by a forest fire. Your problem is that burning them in a fireplace completely consumes the seeds, harming the forest ecosystem.
Bro pine trees are basically like herpes. A tree makes thousands of cones a year, burning a few green ones isn't gonna do shit
>>2959182Should I just gently scorch those, and then return them to the forest floor?
>>2957590Why can’t you just create a burn pile outside for ‘em? Chuck them all in there.
>>2959141then you don't want to burn those, because they are full of moisture
>>2959474Wasted heatIts good kindling and firestarter
>>2959300Those cones are designed to release seeds after a fire because of the rich charcoal soils created by the fire.
>>2960042So you should also take the charcoal out where you found the pinecones and spread it around.Good tips. Sell my pinecones to michaels where rich karens buy them for $2.99 each to make christmas ornaments.
>>2960042OP is gonna have a pine tree in his fireplace baka
>>2957651>a few more on every hourMore like a few every 30 seconds.
>>2960642My cones are huge and burn for a long time.
>>2960657My cones are too big for you, traveller.
>>2957590Your biology professor has a fursona.
>>2957590I use pine cones for grilling and at times also for heating. I never saw much pine tar, the wood is super dense, and also I never saw any popping or embers shooting. Clogging the chinmeny only happens if you throttle the air intake but that will also happen with plain wood.Summary: your neighbour hasn't a clue.I pick grey pine cones, those are at least one year old, very dry and no pine seeds. Even with fresh cones I see few seeds. In any case, I see a lot of pine saplings everywhere. Sounds like your professor is inventing problems.
>>2957590Most pine is commercially grown and there's too much of it in many areas. An SC governor was lauged at for calling pine a "crop" but it is effectively exactly that.
