Yes, that nasty invasive, fast-growing, nasty-smelling Tree of Heaven!
The LOML and I are taking Virginia's Master Naturalist course and our presentation last night was by Harvey Darden, the Director of State Lands for the VA Dept of Forestry. In talking about invasives, he mentioned that Virginia Tech had done some research on charcoaling it and also pelletizing it for wood stoves. He also mentioned that some woodworkers around Charlottesville had done some woodworking with it.
Just wondering if any of our illustrious group had ever worked with it - specifically if the nasty odor dissipates with drying. I did find some old posts from DaveO and jeff... about it, but they had more to do with IDing.
What say you group - any experiences to share?
The LOML and I are taking Virginia's Master Naturalist course and our presentation last night was by Harvey Darden, the Director of State Lands for the VA Dept of Forestry. In talking about invasives, he mentioned that Virginia Tech had done some research on charcoaling it and also pelletizing it for wood stoves. He also mentioned that some woodworkers around Charlottesville had done some woodworking with it.
Just wondering if any of our illustrious group had ever worked with it - specifically if the nasty odor dissipates with drying. I did find some old posts from DaveO and jeff... about it, but they had more to do with IDing.
What say you group - any experiences to share?