This thread could be linked in the other one titled what works for some, doesn’t work for others (or something like that). Couple years ago I scored a biggin’. Honey locust. Go big or go home I’ve already burned some smaller chunks and uggs from that and the wood burned right up there with black locust for me.
It looks like you stacked your firewood with the bark down. I learned that if it ain't top covered the bark should be up. That firewood would be probably be awesome if you keep it in a shed for a couple of months or more.
Stack it in some of those totes and screw the roof on, wind will dry it and top will stay on, keeping it dry.
I distinctly remember that these rounds were tough as nails. I couldn’t even hand split them with my monster maul. What surprised me was how awful it burned, or rather didn’t burn.
That's just odd, for cherry. Not saying I don't believe you, just that it's odd. Another one of those things in the woods to wonder "why" about.
The whole 6 ft tall stack didn't put out any btu's. I've burned HL many times over the years it's always been the same issue. Last time I had it stacked on concrete for 4 years.
Thats interesting. Guessing your stove/OWB doesn't like it. Will it will be on your do not take list from now on?
Agreed 100%. The only difference I've noticed from your post (other than burning) is that all the HL here smells sweet and very nice, almost as sweet as ash.
Well, yes and no. I won't process it into firewood, but I won't complain to the tree service if they drop a semi load of it. I'll just burn it on the burn pile. There was a bunch of it in this pile I burned.
The bark fell off years ago. I can assure you that a few weeks, months, or years in a shed would not make a lick of difference. I can tell from the weight/feel of it that it's still full of tree sap, not water.
Bugs & drying in general. In my experience the open stacked stuff dries much faster than top covered. The bugs are far less prevalent in open stacks than top covered as well.
That would be a mitigated disaster around here. The boring insects would make a horrendous mess of it & it would be a nasty mess to get out.
This experience with cherry was an outlier for me too. I’ve burned a mountain of the stuff over the years, mostly black cherry but some pin cherry, and even some of that ornamental weeping cherry with the short stout trunk and grafted branches in kind of a mushroom shape. Never had an issue getting heat out of any of those varieties. Something about this batch made for bad firewood though.
