Walnut

[danthedewman1]

Hi..I need folks opinions on burning black walnut here in Missouri. I split it kind of small and stacked it on pallets. Im not worried about lots of ash, I can dump the tray...Any other thoughts on if walnut is good..I use a Jutol 500 stove. Thanks.

 

[BIGChrisNH]

I've never burned any Walnut but I hear it's decent stuff. Starts easy and smells good.

 

[blades]

about the same class or maybe a bit better, btu wise, than Silver maple

 

[Tar12]

As it has been mentioned...it is not a high BTU wood but it will indeed make some BTUs! Don't expect long burn times...

 

[Kevin Weis]

It does smell good when burned. Splits easily. As mentioned also quickly.

 

[Gibraltar IV]

I harvest and burn some black walnut in mid- Missouri. it really does need at least 2 years of seasoning. If you do that, it’s pretty good firewood but won’t have the btu output of the oaks and hickory’s. Burns more like hackberry or maple. I like it in the shoulder seasons.

 

[ohlongarm]

Hi..I need folks opinions on burning black walnut here in Missouri. I split it kind of small and stacked it on pallets. Im not worried about lots of ash, I can dump the tray...Any other thoughts on if walnut is good..I use a Jutol 500 stove. Thanks.

Walnut is sweet smells awesome,decent heat output,and takes forever to go bad,an 18 inch walnut was laying in a swamp behind my house for 3 years,pulled it out split and cut and burned perfectly.

 

[danthedewman1]

Thanks for the answers all...So many different types of wood here in Missouri im still not sure what most are...I know white oak,cedar,sycamore, and that's about it...LOL..I live near Ava , Mo. but originally lived in Alaska for 41 years...There firewood was pretty simple..We burned Birch and Spruce.

 

[FLINT]

I've burned walnut. its OK, and I wouldn't turn it down. probably about like red maple. better than silver I would say. definitely not in the same class as oak or hickory.

 

[Longstreet]

Walnut is related to hickory and burns with similar characteristics.