Wood score for the day

[Michael Sean]

I went out today to pull some trees out of the woods that looked like pines that had fell over and just got stuck on the way down. So I went in to cut them free of the other trees but instead of cutting into pine I quickly realized it was a bunch of black locust.




Needless to say I got pretty excited and pulled them all out. I cut a round off and split it too see what the moister content was and the news just kept getting better.



So now I just have to buck em up and split the bigger rounds and it will all be ready to burn this season.

 

[fbelec]

love black locust. i'll take it over red oak any day. dries way faster. great score

 

[D8Chumley]

I got almost 2 cord of black locust back in the spring. Some is ready to go, I'm looking forward to using some when the really cold hits. I did burn a few pieces at the end of last season and it definitely burns hotter than anything I burned so far. Nice score!

 

[ThunderMedic]

Locust is definitely one of those rare gems when you can find it. Great score!

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[Michael Sean]

It's definitely one of my favorite woods to burn as it is a lot of people's. There's no telling how long they had just been sitting there since block locust is very rot resistant.

What I'm trying to figure out is why they fell over. It looked like the roots just have out on them. Is there any kind of blight or other things that might attack black locust?

 

[Lakeside]

You Lucky Dog !!

There is not much better than BL without the bark, bone dry too. You've done well !

"why they fell over" I think they tend not to have strong root systems , I see quite a few up this way up-rooted too.

Any time you find wood that you will only need to pick up less than ten times you've done well. Looks like this might make it to the stove with some where around five times being picked up.