Woodburner

[thugulike]

I have just felled a dead oak tree which had been suffocated by ivy. My husband removed the ivy some 3 months ago. The ivy looks to be dry. Does anybody know if ivy, and it is very thick woody ivy, can be usedin the woodburner?

[woofgang]

If you burn ivy on a bonfire the smoke is very acrid.

[Chipchopper]

Yes, I have burnt it many times in my woodburning stove and I have just come by some more, which I've sawn into logs.
It has a high water content, when green, so needs to be fully seasoned, for a year, for best results.
Mine burnt pretty well and its a good one to mix in with other woods, with the oak, it should do well.
When I cut the 4-5" diameter stems into foot long lengths, I remember thinking, how easy they were to cut.
Store them somewhere dry to prevent them rotting.