Originally Posted by
DoubleBuck
A few days ago I took a cut from a Mimosa branch which was budding. I dried it out and burned it, to see if I could get an ash assay from it.
It weighed 14.7 grains before cooking and 1 grain even, after cooking. That translates to 6.8% ash. The wood burned hot and long, but mostly looked like charcoal when finished. I could hold it over a gas flame and it would make a coal that would stay glowing. Then when it quit glowing, it still looked mainly like charcoal, ringed with ash.
I don't quite know what to think. 6.8% ash is too much, but why did it act like charcoal after burning? I may take a sample and actually make charcoal from it, and test a sample of it. One thing for sure, the wood has a LOT of gas in it. I was very impressed with how hot it burned.
Lags;
I'm interested how your Palo Verde tests out. I hope it is very good for you!