Understood. There's a lot of factors that go into it. The bottom line is that you'll get great firewood from them.
I too shook a little when reading about taking down hickory and saving white oak. Tough call for sure but in most cases it might be best to do the opposite. However, it all depends upon the trees and the site. Nevertheless, it was good for you to help and you get some very nice wood in return.
Don't worry, there's still plenty of Hickory in his area, and on his property too. And I'm definitely not complaining about the impending harvest...I should have a solid 5 cords of Shagbark when all is said and done.
Don't worry, there's still plenty of Hickory in his area, and on his property too. And I'm definitely not complaining about the impending harvest...I should have a solid 5 cords of Shagbark when all is said and done.
Got a little oak myself yesterday 53091415196__C10B45B5-8C00-4AB4-AE61-2EB683987F33.JPG Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
And that bark. Watch out when cutting it. Not wearing some sort of eye protection while running a saw is not smart. Not wearing eye protection while cutting shagbark is asking to get hurt. I don't have a specific chainsaw helmet with the face protection, but I pine for one ( pun intended) when I cut shagbark. All it takes is one time getting hit in the face with a piece of shagbark bark while sawing. That stuff is sharp and hard.
