For my saw this morning that is. Got these logs all cut up and ready to split. Cherry is my absolute favorite to cut. It doesn’t dull the chain too bad, it’s relatively light for when tossing the rounds into a pile and I just love the aroma.
Only got two problems with cherry 1. Not very good heat wood 2. Most of the cherry I get has poison ivy on it. Almost like the poison ivy is attracted to it more than other trees
I too love the smells from cutting and processing cherry. Only issue I have, if it’s nice and straight I can’t bring myself to buck it. Have to break out the csm.
I burnt more cherry this past heating season then I ever did before, and have no complaints. Have a lot in the stacks for this heating season too. I have used for smoking meats and cheese too, but not my favorite.
Cherry is the absolute best all around burning firewood if you don't care about BTUs. Lights easily, low in smoke and sparks, and produces great flames. It seasons in half the time of firewoods such as oak and hickory. It isn't an abundant tree, so drop everything if I get the opportunity to snag it.
