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Kentucky Ice storm tree 2022

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  1. justcrockett

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    Western Kentucky. This tree fell into yard and I'm planning on using it for firewood in my garage wood stove. Very easy to split green. Silver maple? Good? BAD for firewood? [​IMG][​IMG]

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    Welcome to FHC. You'll like it here. We like beer, dogs and pics. We have a lot of very knowledgeable people here who are willing to share. They will be along shortly to help you out.
     
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    Welcome to FHC…:handshake:. I’m not seeing Silver Maple. Awful dark heart wood.
     
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    It's got me stumped. My friends have said elm but it's the easiest wood I've ever split green. Walnut? One smack from an 8 pound maul and a 30 inch round is split into. I hope it's not a soft wood.

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    Dark heartwood says walnut which is okay firewood...middle of the road. Splits very easily. Can you get some close up pic of splits showing bark and check for a center pith. Walnut has a center pith.

    EDIT: just studied the first pic and the split parallel to the maul appears to have a pith.
    Walnut is my final answer.

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    Agree on Walnut, decent firewood and certainly suitable for shop heat in your climate I would think. Great to have you here!
     
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    Here ya go... thanks btw[​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]

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    That doesn’t look like Silver Maple to me.
     
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    That bark doesn’t look like Walnut to me, I’d be more inclined to think of some type of Hickory but I don’t have a lot of experience with Hickory. It does resemble Silver Maple bark but that heartwood doesn’t look like any Silver Maple I have ever seen.
     
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    Welcome to the forum justcrockett.

    You will need to let that dry before burning. If you do run into some silver or red maple that will dry quicker than walnut.
     
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    I think you might have destroyed a highly valuable black walnut log. :thumbs:
     
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    Yea I planned on burning next December maybe. Maybe I should have waited and sold the trunks but it was laying my back yard.

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    I think Chud was being facetious…. You did just fine. Get it split and stacked and it’ll keep you warm next winter…:coldfire:
     
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    I was just kidding about the highly valuable. It might be good to go if it’s kept dry. I don’t have any experience with drying time for black walnut.
     
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    Thanks everyone.
    Atleast I'll be fancy next winter.

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    Ive got this one to cut as well. It uprooted due to the ice.[​IMG][​IMG]

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    That will definitely be ready to burn next winter.
     
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    That looks like a thornless Honey Locust
     
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    x 2 ....
     
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    I'm assuming the second tree "honey locus" is better firewood. Sorry guys I've always used cherry and oak but I'm learning...

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