Originally Posted by
Alpine
My burn pile is getting bigger than my fuel wood pile. I've had quite a few subalpine firs die around the house, and/or blow down. We call subalpine fir "Piss Fir" as it smells like piss when your cutting it. I hate the stuff, burns too damn fast, lots of pitch, when your cutting up the dead ones, it feels like your fighting a porcupine because the branches are brittle and sharp, and when cutting the live ones that got blown down, the sap gets all over everything including your chainsaw, gloves, glasses, clothes, etc.