As for the mimosa it will be added to my mystery wood pile and burned wood is wood it all burns.
Is mimosa wood a hardwood.
See the articles wood allergies and toxicity and wood dust safety for more information.
Although classified as a hardwood the wood from the mimosa tree is about the same density and hardness as pine.
Robinia wood is usually sold as a building material under the name acacia wood so before you buy furniture you should be sure to buy.
The acacia tree also known as mimosa thorntree and wattle is a hardwood tree family native to australia.
The wood of mimosa trees is light colored with very distinctive dark grain that can be brought out by saw work and clear finishing.
The best known firewoods are white and red oak trees.
It had laid in that wet for mabe five years and not a sign of rot.
I guess that s because the trees have a short life and most mimosa trunks start to rot out when they get 10 12 inches thick.
I have pulled some out of a swamp.
Pieces are occasionally available for sale form hobbyist or.
Not typically harvested commercially for lumber.
If you only need a little wood bagged commercial firewood is often a good and safe choice as the high quality hardwood will burn hot and clean.
The wood from the hickory family of trees which includes pecan trees is also very dense and prized for use as firewood being of similar quality to oak.
Ferruginea are know by a number of regional and trade names such as tanga tanga iatandza awiemfosamina and musase.
Although the robinia is also one of the mimosa plants it is not particularly closely related to the real acacia and represents a hardwood.
Over millennia acacia spread to now be found throughout the old world including africa asia and the pacific rim.
Although severe reactions are quite uncommon mimosa has been reported to cause respiratory irritation.
However with this beauty comes a caution.
However the robinia wood is often associated with the name acacia.
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The wood can be among the most irritating and inflaming to mucous membranes and care should be taken whenever airborne sawdust is generated from the wood.
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The wood from these oak trees is prized for its strength and density and that density makes it one of the best at producing heat.
Mimosa can however be easier to work with because it doesn t have pine s pitch and sap issues.
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