Thanks! the more i look at it, the more it looks like the hickory i use in the smoker... the shagbark i guess threw me off.
I've got a bunch of it and plenty of the trees, if I get a chance I'll take some pics.
I keep the scraps from when I split for my smoker. Have cut trees down and given to a friend with a commercial smoker. Can't beat the smell of burning hickory! It will pop in the stove and you have to be careful in a fireplace as it will throw embers out. Trees are pretty but the nuts are huge as they have a big hull like a black walnut. I've had them break a windshield when someone parked under one.
stringy and hell to split with an ax?
It's dense when wet. Dulls chains faster than most wood, and need a sharp chain to cut. Splitting I have only done with a machine which I would say doesn't load more than oak. Upside is the tree is usually quite straight until the very top. Very high BTU content and good coaling, don't pass it up.
