Today’s work

Did some cutting. No splitting or stacking. Can anyone id the log in pic 2?

 

To my untrained eye i would have to say that looks like firewood on photo #2


That's a nice pile of wood you got there!

 

The wood in pic two looks like black locust. Best btu hardwood you can get. (in our area)
Some nice rounds youve got there!

 

Some nice rounds and looks like a great place to split and stack. That is indeed BL. Nice job

 

I never even heard of black locust till I got on here. Is black locust common in New England? It looked to be the good stuff so I was curious.

 

It can be found here and there. Usually in small groves/clusters

 

Looks like some nice straight rounds you have there, should make for some nice splits. Others have said, BL grows in small groves here and there. I have noticed that some towns it is more prevalent than others.

 

I'll add my agreement to black locust.

 

Same here. I had never heard of it either. Ive seen it in New Hampshire, but know know how far North it grows. Its a semi scarce tree IMO. Seems to grow in little grows. Ive never seen one in the woods. Grows like a weed tree around here. Along highways, train tracks, abandoned commercial lots. It can grow in poor soil as its "self fertilizing". It needs lots of sun and once choked out of sunlight it dies. It is seemingly rot proof. Outlasts pressure treated 3 to 1.
Black locust is gold and stack it separate.
Smells bad when burnt. Avoid burning a full load of it alone as it burns that hot.
Ive come down with "locust mania" in the last year and cant get enough of the stuff.

 

So I should separate it?

 

Black Locust also produces a lot of nectar for honeybees. It makes some great honey

 

Honey locust or black locust?

 

Nice looking rounds! Should be easy and fun to split!

 

I see what you are saying...not convinced that's BL...

 

Definitely splits nice

 

Dead pine 100 yard or so behind my cabin not oak but it will burn

 

Nice!.. Welcome to the FHC HuskyNamedChuck Great to have you join us. If you love to learn and love to laugh you came to the right place!

 

Welcome to the forum HuskyNamedChuck Good to have another Wisconsin brother here. Exactly where is Iron Liver, WI? or is that a typo.

 

Haha iron river but its a town joke as we are all alcoholics in bayfield county very top of the state bout 12 miles From the big lake

 

Glad to hear a good explanation.