What am I dealing with. Heavy and very stringy. It better be a high BTU or it is going over the hill. Willow?
That’s what the bark looks like to me, but I’ve never cut one down or split any, so no idea what the wood is like.
Hackberry... decent BTU’s.... dries quickly... I personally like it in my stacks. Some are better at splitting than others...
Hackberry. You are probably correct. My son-in-law brought it here and said it was Hackberry. I have had Hackberry before, but nothing is as stringy as this. Hopefully it straightens out. I have a half or better cord to through.
I’d say hackberry also. It is one of the 3 most available woods for me. Seems to split a little better after it has a chance to dry some. If you have the time to wait on splitting it, buck it into rounds and give it a few months. Then it should be less stringy to split. It a pretty fine line to walk because it can go bad pretty quickly but also dries pretty quick once split.
https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/common-hackberry STATUS Until 2009, hackberry and other trees in its genus were placed in the elm family, the Ulmaceae. Nearly all books in print today reflect that understanding. However, scientists are using new tools to study plant relationships, particularly genetic (DNA) testing. In 2009, a group of respected botanists called the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group determined that hackberries are actually more closely related to cannabis and hops, so these are all now in the Cannabaceae, or hemp family.
Hackberry. Got it on Oak Hill. Didn't have it in the mountains growing up. It's low on my list for heating wood. Light and stringy. Does dry fast. Maybe I should try making beer or smoking.
A fella over on the Hearth site posted that link & I was surprised by the status section. Thought it was worth sharing.
Nice find. They might have been wrong for all these years about it being related to elm, but they were right on point naming it "hack" berry.... When you burn it, do you close the damper all the way, making the stove hold it in a little while for full effect?
