Is Russian Olive A Hardwood

Russian olive wood produces an unpleasant odor when green.

Is russian olive a hardwood.

Russian olive wood burns very slowly. A secret weapon in wood identification. 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. It has a strong cat urine odor when turned green and i m sure any lumber would.

I am allergic to russian olive when it is growing. Called hardwood cuttings roots will form more easily for this particular tree. Most russian olive at most will be 12 inch diameter at 5 feet with all kinds of branching above that. I have a russian olive that i cut down about 4 months ago and has been sitting in 100f weather for three weeks.

Fires made solely with this wood are difficult to start. Does anyone know anything about using it for firewood. Olive is diffuse porous while russian olive is ring porous. 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. Europe africa middle east olivewood is an exotic wood that is native to europe africa and the middle east. 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. Don t burn it until it has seasoned for at least one year.

Use a combination of woods instead. I have turned many smaller bowls from it but getting from green rough turning to final turning after a kind of controlled air drying without checks is problematic.