Went to look at a fb ad about 12 miles from me. There might be 4 cord and they're asking $50.00/cord. Would be able to basically pull up next to splits. Mixed wood but there was alot of it that looks like this... Im thinking Hackberry? Like most I try not to buy firewood, but for the asking price and ease of access, Im thinking this would help me get to where I want to be on supply. Plus it would allow me to get to my list of 18 projects that need done.
PAYING FOR FIREWOOD??? Blasphemy! All kidding aside you do what you need to do free or not. Hackberry is rare around here and would be a novelty score for me. Easy is gooder in my book. As I age I like the park next to cut and load scores. Schlepping is becoming harder with my aging hips.
Yep that's hackberry. Lot of it in my area. I don't go looking for it but I don't pass it up. Not as good as oak/hickory but it burns good.
On the plus side I’ve heard it said that it dries fast so it should be more than good to go for winter 2027-2028. On the minus side, splitting can be a chore and burn time is nothing to rave about. If it were me I’d probably grab a cord just to try out, but I sure wouldn’t want 4 cords of it taking up real estate. That’s my SOP with lesser species anyway. Get some!
Yeah I know. Going against my cheapa$$ habits. I'll start with a cord. Who knows what other species are mixed in. I did see some real stringy stuff, so maybe elm is in there. Homeowner really had no idea. He only knew no pine or soft wood. I need more mid range firewood. Sitting high on BL, and oak.
Yep hackberry, if you need some middle of the road btu wood, this seems like a pretty good opportunity for not a lot of $$$$. Figure how long it would take you to process a cord of wood from tree to stacked splits. I don’t like buying wood either but that would be hard to pass on. I burn a lot of hackberry. It’s probably the second most readily available decent firewood species around here.
