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Anyone ever burned apple?

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  1. Cash Larue

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    My arborist firewood connection dropped off about a half a truckload of seasoned apple wood a few days ago. Just got around to splitting it. He's actually dropped off about 1/2 to 3/4 of a cord of apple throughout the summer that I've gradually been splitting and stacking. He has been cleaning up some dead apple trees in an apple orchard for a customer and giving me the wood. I'm looking forward to burning it this winter. Here's the small amount that I just split. Anyone have any experience with apple?

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  2. jo191145

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    Just a little. Fireplace on those romantic nights. Nice blue flames as I recall but I was always a bit busy lol
     
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  3. Horkn

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    It's high BTU. Nice blue flames too. We save it for Christmas and such
     
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    One of the best! I save it for smoking (cooking) fuel. I have other wood for heat, but it’s fantastic for that as well.
     
  5. not me but 1 im always on the lookout for some and 2 id imagine its every bit as good as peach tree wood
     
  6. MikeInMa

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    Not much experience with it, except in small chunks, in the smoker.
     
  7. farmer steve

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    Sold a bit over the years. People wood drive a long way to get it for there smokers and such. I love the smell and like Horkn save it for the holiday's. It can be a pain to split because of how the tree's are pruned. The Wood Wolverine is the fruit wood specialist.
     
  8. JoeinO

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    Had a good amount of it a few years ago and loved it. Saved some for the smoker.
     
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    :rofl: :lol: :yes:
     
  10. moresnow

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    Good stuff. Wonder how dry it is? Curious.
     
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    Lucky you! The Orchards in this area want a small fortune for their apple woood. $50 for a small crate of it and most is small stuff with twists and knots. Very popular for those using it for their smokers.
     
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    Great score, brother.
     
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    Any fruitwood is great firewood. I have some i scored back in March. 2021-22 season.
     
  14. Cash Larue

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    Ha ha. The wife and I both got a chuckle out of that one!
     
  15. Cash Larue

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    Good call. I’ll probably do the same!
     
  16. Cash Larue

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    Yeah. None of this wood is straight grained. But it’s a breeze to split with my 28 ton splitter. It’s cheating, I know:smoke:
     
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    It always burns better than it splits.
     
  18. Horkn

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    That and the splits are almost always gnarly looking. It's a pain to stack.
     
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    As others have said, it’s great. All of the apple I have is also quite knotty and doesn’t stack very well. Enjoy it.
     
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    Saw this at the produce auction today. 3 banana boxes of Apple wood. Sold for $5 a box
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