Is Russian Olive A Hardwood
Russian olive wood produces an unpleasant odor when green.
Is russian olive a hardwood. Begin the propagation process in the winter after the russian olive tree has gone dormant for the season and the wood of the tree is at least 1 year old. I have turned many smaller bowls from it but getting from green rough turning to final turning after a kind of controlled air drying without checks is problematic. Fires made solely with this wood are difficult to start. Does anyone know anything about using it for firewood.
Most russian olive at most will be 12 inch diameter at 5 feet with all kinds of branching above that. It has a sentimental and religious significance to several cultures and religions. Use a combination of woods instead. Don t burn it until it has seasoned for at least one year.
It has a strong cat urine odor when turned green and i m sure any lumber would. It also won t burn and will produce excess smoke. Called hardwood cuttings roots will form more easily for this particular tree. Russian olive is not closely related to the wood that is commonly referred to as olivewood olea europaea and may be distinguished from true olive by the endgrain.
Olive is diffuse porous while russian olive is ring porous. I am allergic to russian olive when it is growing. Russian olive wood burns very slowly. I have a russian olive that i cut down about 4 months ago and has been sitting in 100f weather for three weeks.
A secret weapon in wood identification. Russian olive elaeagnus angustifolia while generally small and branching russian olive trees can produce wood that ranges in color from yellowish brown to darker golden brown sometimes with a greenish hue and light yellow white sapwood.