Looks very comparable to Cherry on the BTU chart and in color. Does it have an aroma? That’d be awesome a firewood that gave off the aroma of freshly brewed coffee
It was the State tree of Kentucky before they switched to Poplar. Any Kentuckians know why they switched?
It has a smell, but I wouldn’t call it coffee. Just a slight aroma while I was cutting them down. I’ll give it a closer sniff tomorrow. Hopefully the neighbors will be watching.
That’s the first specimen I’ve seen. We don’t have them north of the Mason-Dixon Line apparently. Definitely update us when burn time comes!
Is it French Vanilla or Hazelnut variety! I had no guess based on the leaves or bark. Sweet looking heartwood though. Dont think they're around my area otherwise it'd be a Connecticut coffee tree!
No idea, but then I'm a transplant from West Virginia! Some would say I moved up a couple of rungs on the social ladder when I moved to Kentucky. See FOR-8 KENTUCKY COFFEETREE: THE STATE TREE OF KENTUCKY And this: Kentucky State Tree | Tulip Poplar No real reasons given other than tulip poplar is beautiful.
Don't see many of those around here. I'll have to remember that one. The stump and log pics look exactly like black cherry, a lot!! Let us know how it cuts and splits