I am about to get two rather large trees cut down on my property - an old oak and a hickory. Naturally I want to use some of this wood as firewood but I've got to tell the guy cutting what to leave/what to take. I can only buck so much by myself and store so much on my property so unfortunately I can't just keep all the wood from the trees - but I want to keep at least a cord or two.
What size/diameter branches do you think I should tell him to leave? I don't want him leaving scrappy thin ones that are difficult to split, but bucking and splitting the big trunk on that oak is also out of the question.
Thanks
What size/diameter branches do you think I should tell him to leave? I don't want him leaving scrappy thin ones that are difficult to split, but bucking and splitting the big trunk on that oak is also out of the question.
Thanks