Not a good idea. Some varieties of sumac contain the same toxic chemical as poison oak.
No it is not safe to burn it.
Yes: it is a relatively soft wood, so it may burn hot and fast.
Not the best wood. Rapid burn, rapid burn out, very high creosote production- if used other than as kindling, be sure to clean your chimney OFTEN.
Yes, elm is a very good wood to burn. Like any hard wood, make sure it is seasoned for 1 year.
A wood pellet stove is simply a wood stove. However it's specialized to burn wood pellets which are made from compressed sawdust and are more convenient than firewood.
Yes. Very hard to split, not the BEST wood, but not the worst either.
No. You need the grate in for air circulation around the burning wood.
Yes, but do not expect them to do well. Pellets are intended for use in a pellet stove- spacing, surface area, and air movement are wrong for a standard wood stove- and they are a bit pricey.
YES!!! burns very nice and has a lovely aroma
i have wood i burn in stove store in my house is it dangerous to my health?
Most often, we simply burn it in a fire or stove. There are a few power stations which burn wood chips.
Dry staghorn sumac burns well when dry, but sumac wood is not very dense and does not have as the btu content per pound or per stick that hardwoods or even softwoods do. Staghorn sumac flowers are sometimes used by apiarists to "smoke" beehives, which helps to eliminate mites and other parasites from the bees. It is important not to burn poison sumac because the skin irritants can become airborne and enter the lungs, causing severe problems.