You make some fine farwood yourself, my friend. It split good, even with the 4-way, but most still had a twist to it. I don't think we will search it out, for sure.
I think that's a crabapple, although the little spots don't look familiar, but then again that fruit is pretty old and I'm sure there are different species. My grandmother used to make jelly with those. I do remember those thorny sprouts on them when we picked the apples. We used to have a lot of hawthorn scattered around too, but they're so hard on tractor tires that most of them have been eradicated around here.
There was an old crabapple at my grandparents house. That one had different bark, and the fruit was a dark red. But I guess that could differ among trees / varieties. When I get the time, this one's going away from here... When I was picking up the fruit while ago my hand brushed a limb on the ground and a thorn got me...sob.
That's definitely pear, there's 2 varieties of invasive pear. Some make fruit, others don't. They can be nasty for sure. I don't know if you dig it up, but at least soak the stump with brush killer as soon as you cut it down. Very hard to kill. In fact, mix a little diesel with the spray, that's the way they treat mesquite.
I will definitely treat it with some bk when I cut it. While it will be a pain to cut off all the little branches and twigs etc, the main stem pieces are big enough for some firewood. I know it would be good firewood, but does 'pear' = 'pear'? Meaning would this kind of pear be any good for using to cook/smoke with?
