Thanks Donnie-that's the only way we'll know for sure. The first one I think we all agree is Hackberry; the second one is Maple or Oak we'll see when it is posted!
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Thanks Donnie-that's the only way we'll know for sure. The first one I think we all agree is Hackberry; the second one is Maple or Oak we'll see when it is posted!
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Sure looks like one of my favorites.........does it have a olive-ish scent to it?you all are probably going to kick yourselves.....the "mystery" wood...............
any more guesses?
I got my fiskars and I split ALL the hackberry and ALL the mystery wood after buckingi t!
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Bark don't look quite right, bit I'm saying locust.....
Well, the Hackberry and Walnut were correct... the mystery wood was .................... MULBERRY 
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Looked like red oak, then when my chain started biting through it.. YELLOW chips were flying! I have NO tree ID skills! I say mulberry because 4 different people that saw it today called it that. It was as yellow as hedge on the inside!!
! Looked like red oak, then when my chain started biting through it.. YELLOW chips were flying! I have NO tree ID skills! I say mulberry because 4 different people that saw it today called it that. It was as yellow as hedge on the inside!!
blwncrewchief
Burning Hunk
the mystery wood was .................... MULBERRY
You are correct sir. Very nice score. Just watch the sparks when you burn the mulberry. You got three pretty good woods there and I would not be upset that you ended up with mulberry at all.
I heard that walnut was marginal at best for firewood?
Granted it was FREE, and all wood will burn, I'm just trying to figure out which woods to focus on when I have that choice.
Thanks!
Don
It isn't the best but isn't the worst; I'd say on a scale of 0 to 10 it's about a 7.5. You can do better but you also can do worse....
Walnut burns nice and clean and has a great aroma. Smells great on the pile too. I take all I can get.
I have several cord of walnut, I love that stuff. Especially the smell of it both cutting and burning. Smells like fine furniture when you cut it, and has a nutty smell when burning......
I liken the walnut to ash when burning. Has similar burn and ash characteristics.
I liken the walnut to ash when burning. Has similar burn and ash characteristics.
If you don't like walnut, we can find somewhere on our place to stack it.
Dennis -
I'll squeeze it in somewhere!
Maybe the next big wind you could throw some in the air and it might get here! But by no means do we want your heat!
blwncrewchief
Burning Hunk
Only complaint I have against walnut is lots of ash. Other than that it burns good, coals good, splits easy, and smells very good when burning. I don't turn it away, I burned about 1/2 cord or so this winter. Ok maybe one more minor complaint, some of it the bark makes a hell of a mess.
And here are growth inhibitors in walnut, so be careful not to put the sawdust or bark in you compost or use as mulch.
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