If I was betting money Id say mulberry. The pieces by the tractor really look like it. The barks too thin in proportion to the tree/round size for BL imo, also the thick sapwood ring and grain. You'll know for sure when you burn it and take a whiff of smoke LOL.
We got'r all finished yesterday and gonna clean the street this morning. (Yes, the street) Brad! Gotta find that "Firewood parking sign". Anyway, I believe we got a cord + according to what we have in the bins and whats left to haul back. There was a good mix of Hackberry on the bottom of the pile, the tree guy must of had that in his trailer. It's all good, it turns into "Firewood"! finished pics.
The wood inside does resemble mulberry but the bark sure doesn't. Don't have that much experience with black locust but that's been my guess since I first saw the thread. Bark sure looks like it. And yes to the hackberry.
The smell of the split is kinda bitter. I had a couple others look at it and said Locust as well. Back in another thread, I got a neighbors tree and it was FOR Sure a Mulberry tree, 100%. These 2 don't look the same. My tree guy said it was Black Locust. Right now, it's "Firewood"!
It def aint the norm for whatever it is. The dark orange BL I've got before had that super thick classic BL bark. Im convinced the non yellow BL is some sort of subspecies it seems less dense and heavy than the yellow imo.
X2. Looking at some of the bark and stringiness and color of the splits I don't see BL. Wish there was a way I could sniff it. The nose knows. Not the most pleasant wood aroma when fresh split, but I've grown to like it.
It took Chrissy, my friend Bill and I to knock it all out in about 6 hours. Now, we all know someone who can cut, split stack and deliver to Nashville in 45 minutes then come back and do it again, All while counting his Benjamins and getting drunk! I must be getting old.....
Gotta give the big thumbs up to Chrissy, (as usuall). she did all the wheelbarrow hauling and bin loading. The bins are starting to fill.
Looking good! I wonder if Chrissy had to do the hauling and loading because you were too busy washing your tractor
Makin it happen! I like the suburban setup! Very tidy and well thought out on the processing and the storage. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. I may have to get some of those log tongs some time. They look like they would be fun to try out
