City Park with fallen Pecan

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I asked a city parks supervisor about cutting up a large fallen Pecan tree. It appears rot hit at the roots. It came down in a thunderstorm and broke off about 3' above the ground.

The city workers and "Disc Golf" players took what they wanted for Bar-B-Q wood and left only the 22' long trunk. The top half was dead, but the wood on the ground was green...

With rounds that size and no splitter, I used the chainsaw with the grain to cut the rounds into "Square" logs. Lots of chips and a lot more long ribbons when you do that, but you do what you got to do when it's free....

Ever burned Pecan?
 

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Pecan smoke is said to be higher in acid. Maybe just for the bark??? smoked lots of meat with it, and it leaves probly the most residue out of any wood I HAVE BURNED. leaves the grill coated in a thick layer of almost edible sweet smokey creo. that being said I DID BURN a bit of it in a fireplace down in arizona, and it was less than seasoned. tons of heat if you let it go, and long burn time if you cut the air down. the creo it left on the chimney brush when cleaning was so goey that it took kerosene to clean the brush. If you do burn it, i suggest it is FULLY seasoned!!
 
Wow. I've never heard that. Good to know and another case of, season that wood before it is going into the stove!
 
Pecan is a hickory. Is the wood similar to other hickories?
 
I've got a little over 2 cords c/s/stacked from spring/early summer this year. Nearly all of it is already debarked....the remainder of it will be debarked before going into the stove. The stacks are already grey with lots of splits on the ends. I have yet to burn a single piece so I have no idea of length of burn/coaling properties/ease of lighting, etc. Much of what I c/s/s early will be ready to burn after the first of the year so I will have someting to report on in Jan/Feb. I expect it to burn similar to the water oak I mostly use.

Worst case senerio: I have a lot of good B-B-Q wood!
 
ChillyGator said:
I've got a little over 2 cords c/s/stacked from spring/early summer this year. Nearly all of it is already debarked....the remainder of it will be debarked before going into the stove. The stacks are already grey with lots of splits on the ends. I have yet to burn a single piece so I have no idea of length of burn/coaling properties/ease of lighting, etc. Much of what I c/s/s early will be ready to burn after the first of the year so I will have someting to report on in Jan/Feb. I expect it to burn similar to the water oak I mostly use.

Worst case senerio: I have a lot of good B-B-Q wood!
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Yes You do!
 
Wood Duck said:
Pecan is a hickory. Is the wood similar to other hickories?
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It does look like Hickory doesn't it? I never burned any-not that I knew of anyway as I don't see it around here, but that sure is some good-looking wood....
 
Looks like you hit a home run there Bill. Let it season and it will be great for the stove. I have a friend that trades me pecan for mesquite & live oak. Since pecan is great for smoking meats, it's nice to have a choice when you want it.
 
Mesquite said:
Looks like you hit a home run there Bill. Let it season and it will be great for the stove. I have a friend that trades me pecan for mesquite & live oak. Since pecan is great for smoking meats, it's nice to have a choice when you want it.
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I went back about mid week and finished cutting the rest after the city crew pulled the remaining trunk pieces out of the dense undergrowth . It has a little of a "Cow-Lot" smell, but the wood was free and only a mile from the house...and the odor is fading day by day. Cutting without a splitter does make a lot of ribbons of saw dust and the 16"-18" chunks made for quite heavy loads....

Here's what it looks like after getting it back home... It sits on old wooden pallets, so it ought to dry well. I hope that a year is enough to let it season... It might just be me, but it feels good to know I'll have seasoned wood for the winter of 2012...

Bill
 

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That's a nice score :)
 
billjustbill said:
Mesquite said:
Looks like you hit a home run there Bill. Let it season and it will be great for the stove. I have a friend that trades me pecan for mesquite & live oak. Since pecan is great for smoking meats, it's nice to have a choice when you want it.
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I went back about mid week and finished cutting the rest after the city crew pulled the remaining trunk pieces out of the dense undergrowth . It has a little of a "Cow-Lot" smell, but the wood was free and only a mile from the house...and the odor is fading day by day. Cutting without a splitter does make a lot of ribbons of saw dust and the 16"-18" chunks mad for quite heavy loads....

Here's what it looks like after getting it back home... It sits on old wooden pallets, so it out to dry well. I hope that a year is enough to let it season... It just feels good to know I'll have seasoned wood for the winter of 2012...

Bill
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FYI- If I cut huge pieces like yours and stacked them on pallets like that, the middle pieces would definetly not be seasoned in one year. I am in the northest.
 
I had a 24+" pecan fall from disease/microburst in February 2009. I got a lot of great wood out of it. Pecan coals well and, in my experience, is better than oak and right up there with black locust. The last few logs of that tree are burning now in my insert.

The only bad part about it was it took out most of my chicken coop. Here is the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ThFg9fNgeU
 
ChillyGator said:
I've got a little over 2 cords c/s/stacked from spring/early summer this year. Nearly all of it is already debarked....the remainder of it will be debarked before going into the stove. The stacks are already grey with lots of splits on the ends. I have yet to burn a single piece so I have no idea of length of burn/coaling properties/ease of lighting, etc. Much of what I c/s/s early will be ready to burn after the first of the year so I will have someting to report on in Jan/Feb. I expect it to burn similar to the water oak I mostly use.

Worst case senerio: I have a lot of good B-B-Q wood!
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ChillyGator...have you burned any of that pecan yet??

Ed
 
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