Hackberry for milling?

[ShoerFast]

Is Hackberry worth milling? (Celtis occidentalis L.
common hackberry)

I will be cutting a fair sized Hackberry with the idea that it's will be firewood. Taking one look at the tree I see that the there would be an easy 14' maybe 16' X +24" log in it.

Is there any use for Hackbeery lumber? I have plenty of Red and White Oak.

Burn it or mill it?

We're on vacation now!!! (oak pictured)

 

[Backwoods]

Is it a log?
yes you say!
Then mill it......

 

[English Oak]

mill it !!

 

[Matildasmate]

Mill it that way we all get to see what hack berry looks like.Cheers MM

 

[olyman]

hackberry is tough wood, very seldom see one broke off in a wind storm--

 

[rkwelp]

If it has some spalting it's beautiful

 

[ShoerFast]

Thanks for the replies!

Beat me with a shovel,there will be more Hackberry later.

Change of plans, when it hit the ground, found a new use.

There is a near perfect tripod in it that will make a platform for a deer-stand, the rest will be firewood.

Hackberry has to be tough, there is a natural limb-graft grown into it that is sort of interesting. It may be common but I never seen a graft as big as this one before?

 

[oldsaw]

You need to get to the hackberry pretty fast since it will turn blue in a fairly short time in the summer.

Mark

 

[JJuday]

Hackberry looks great on the inside, and has more character than Cherry and some of the Oak species. I have two short logs to mill shortly and I think they will make great cabinet boards. Whack'em up! Josh.

 

[deeker]

Is Hackberry worth milling? (Celtis occidentalis L.
common hackberry)

I will be cutting a fair sized Hackberry with the idea that it's will be firewood. Taking one look at the tree I see that the there would be an easy 14' maybe 16' X +24" log in it.

Is there any use for Hackbeery lumber? I have plenty of Red and White Oak.

Burn it or mill it?

We're on vacation now!!! (oak pictured)

Looks like you found my saws!!!!!!!!!! AWOL buggers anyway.

More pics!!!!