My btu chart shows Bitternut Hickory as fairly high in btu content. Somebody has several hickory trees he wants down. Are all hickory species good firewood?
Thistle said:Yes they are. All pretty much the same,considered among the best there is.
Shagbark,Shellbark,Mockernut,Pignut,Bitternut...it dont matter what you're burning.
cptoneleg said:Thistle said:Yes they are. All pretty much the same,considered among the best there is.
Shagbark,Shellbark,Mockernut,Pignut,Bitternut...it dont matter what you're burning.
+1 and BBQ too
Thistle said:cptoneleg said:Thistle said:Yes they are. All pretty much the same,considered among the best there is.
Shagbark,Shellbark,Mockernut,Pignut,Bitternut...it dont matter what you're burning.
+1 and BBQ too
You got it. I'm hoping to get a few hickory nuts this year too,havent seen many so far,I think its a bit early for them compared to years past.Tough to get the kernels from that hard white shell,but they sure are tasty.
muncybob said:Thistle said:cptoneleg said:Thistle said:Yes they are. All pretty much the same,considered among the best there is.
Shagbark,Shellbark,Mockernut,Pignut,Bitternut...it dont matter what you're burning.
+1 and BBQ too
You got it. I'm hoping to get a few hickory nuts this year too,havent seen many so far,I think its a bit early for them compared to years past.Tough to get the kernels from that hard white shell,but they sure are tasty.
That's exactly why he wants the trees taken out, tired of the nuts!
tumm21 said:I have had my hickory, (not sure what kind but its not shagbark) split and stacked for about 7 months total. The bark is falling right off it at this point. Do you guys feel its seasoned enough to start burning in November or December? I just threw a tarp over the top of it this past weekend. It over hangs about a foot down. If I didnt use it until December, that would be 9 months total with a whole summer part of the 9 months of seasoning. I have about 6 cords of it and Im praying it is O.K. What kind of experience have you guys had with hickory? I know it burns hot.
tumm21 said:Hopefully we get some more answers here guys. I need experienced hickory burners answers please
tumm21 said:Hopefully we get some more answers here guys. I need experienced hickory burners answers please
I cut up a downed hickory last year , and I will agree, it did seem to season really fast. I was surprised how quickly it dried out. Hurricane Irene uprooted two big hickory trees along my riding trail in my woods. Worked one down to the trunk wood, was a good mature 35- 40 foot tree. Wow lots of nuts this year. The brush I stacked was loaded with nuts, like a bumper crop. I know where the deer will be.JimboM said:We use hickory and oak. Both good. Hickory seasons about twice as fast as our oak. I have about sixty gallons of hickory bark that we will try in the stove this year. I am not sure what to expect, but hope it will be good kindling.