I've been burning some sort of Hickory that I CSS in October 2014 and I can't get over how little it weighs. I was always under the impression that Hickory was heavy. It definitely smells like hickory when it burns. Is this a Bitternut or...?
Bitternut Hickory, right?
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Yeah photos not coming up but I'm burning some bitter nut hickory right now CSS summer of 13, still pretty heavy. Of course that's compared to the poplar and soft maple I was burning so maybe its relative. Mine isn't as dry as I had hoped, mc is still in the low 20's on a couple of pieces I tested but my stacking location isn't ideal.
Tried Google and Flickr, can't get it to work. First time trying to post pictures.
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Hasufel
Feeling the Heat
I have some mockernut hickory that lay on the ground in unsplit rounds for a few months before I got around to splitting them. I found that much of the wood had started to go bad--it was light and crumbly. There was very little dense heartwood left. Apparently hickory deteriorates quickly in contact with the ground--maybe this is what happened to your stash?
BTW, there's a sticky thread on uploading pix. I did this for the first time just a few days ago and it worked fine (at least uploading pix from my hard drive) when I followed the guidance. Keep trying!
BTW, there's a sticky thread on uploading pix. I did this for the first time just a few days ago and it worked fine (at least uploading pix from my hard drive) when I followed the guidance. Keep trying!
Paulywalnut
Minister of Fire
Can't see pics but I got a half cord of hickory this year that is different than what I'm used to. Very white and stringy. I'm sure it's hickory. Smooth ridged grayish bark so not shagbark. It's heavy though. Can't wait to burn it in three years
Pellet_Pete
Feeling the Heat
Well, depending on where in the Taconics you are, it is quite likely it's bitternut. In north Berkshire MA, that's almost the only hickory I see in the woods, besides a few pockets of shagbark here & there. Bitternut hickory is an indicator of rich-mesic forests, and there's LOTS of that all up & down the Taconics.
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