Acres	Trees	Annual Production in cords for first 1/4 acre harvested	Annual Production in cords for second and succeeding 1/4 acre harvested	Annual BTU's in millions based on succeeding harvests	Gallons #2 Fuel Oil replaced based on succeeding harvests	Value at $3.00 per gal. Fuel Oil based on succeeding harvests	Value at $.10/Kwh Electricity based on succeeding havests
1	1200	3	5	93.5	730	$2,190.00	$2,740.00
2	2400	6	10	187	1460	$4,380.00	$5,480.00
5	6000	15	25	467.5	3650	$10,950.00	$13,700.00
10	12000	30	50	935	7300	$21,900.00	$27,400.00

Suppose you use 730 gallons of fuel annually, you would need to plant one acre of Frysville Hybrid Poplars to meet your current heating requirements. This single acre would be planted over the course of four years, a quarter acre each year with a quarter acre being harvested each year to produce 5 cords annually. These five cords of firewood have the same heating value as 730 gallons of fuel oil.

A cord of Frysville Hybrid Poplar firewood (4' x 4' x 8')

If you are currently heating with fuel oil, electricity or gas and have the capability to convert to wood heat, you don't need to continue to live under the shadow of OPEC. Now is the time to take action! Frysville Hybrid Poplars are like having solar energy collected and stored in a usable form. Don't wait for the price of oil to hit $125 or $150 a barrel to give this program consideration. We can guarantee you relief from your fuel bills in four years time. Allow us to assist you in achieving this goal.

Here is what you can expect from an unrooted cutting to firewood in only four years.