Is Russian Olive A Hardwood

Technically olive is a part of the oleaceæ family and is more closely related to ash fraxinus spp and lilac syringa vulgaris.

Is russian olive a hardwood.

Does anyone know anything about using it for firewood. I am allergic to russian olive when it is growing. Olive is diffuse porous while russian olive is ring porous. It also won t burn and will produce excess smoke.

Use a combination of woods instead. Europe africa middle east olivewood is an exotic wood that is native to europe africa and the middle east. It has a sentimental and religious significance to several cultures and religions. 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.

Russian olive wood burns very slowly. Olivewood olea spp is sometimes confused with russian olive elaeagnus angustifolia though it bears little relation to true olive and is in an entirely different family of trees. 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.

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. Most russian olive at most will be 12 inch diameter at 5 feet with all kinds of branching above that. 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.

Called hardwood cuttings roots will form more easily for this particular tree. Fires made solely with this wood are difficult to start.