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Old 07-29-2009, 01:58 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: What is the BTU of a Banana Pseudostem?

About the same as a hardwood of similar density, bearing in mind that banana material is very moist and will therefore smoulder rather than burning unless it is sufficiently dry.

A good baseline is about 23 million BTU per cord.
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