Black Locust for firewood???
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Black Locust after curing for a year will be better than either of those mentioned.
Harry K
Harry K
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:agree2::agree2: Like gold around here!
tomtrees58
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its the Mose btu of any wood
outdoorlivin247
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Excellent for air tight stoves...
BlueRidgeMark
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One of the best! You got a score! 
bluestem
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Hit the jackpot there. That's some rotproof wood too!
ChrisNJ
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not only awesome firewood but fun to split, so dense it cracks like a walnut, wish I had some right now to split.
Harry knows what he is talking about.
I'm surprised locust hasn't been grown and harvested as a fuel wood. It grows fast and has amazing density. I know of no hardwood that can match it in these two respects.
I think the locust you cut would be the prefered firewood, but the maple and oak are more abundant. Can't go wrong with locust, unless you use it on too warm of a day. That is your mid winter/ over night heat source.
Duke Thieroff
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Good stuff, easy to split by hand when young/green. The drier it gets the harder. Very high flavinoid content which leads to its ability to not rot. Makes fenceposts that last for decades.
Burns hot, good coaling properties, just can be difficult to get lit.
Stuff is really common here in Western PA, on fencerows, roadsides and in homeowners yards.
Not so common in forest areas.
I take all I can get, next to Osage Orange it's one of the best. I have 5 cords of it in my pile.
CT
Burns hot, good coaling properties, just can be difficult to get lit.
Stuff is really common here in Western PA, on fencerows, roadsides and in homeowners yards.
Not so common in forest areas.
I take all I can get, next to Osage Orange it's one of the best. I have 5 cords of it in my pile.
CT
Great for a wood stove, maybe not for a fireplace, it "sparks" a good bit when burning, it might pop some coals out onto your floor if using a fireplace. But it splits pretty easy, dries fast and burns very hot!
Something not mentioned. It is eeevvviiilll for the splinters you can get from it. They seem to be barbed, like to go straight in not leaving enough to get ahold of and seem to have some sort of a chemical tht makes them sting.
Wear gloves.
Harry K
Wear gloves.
Harry K
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I would disagree on the coaling, at least with my stove (Lopi Patriot). I burn ash, elm, cherry, apple, beech, yellow birch and even some boxelder if I have to cut it down). All of these leave something in the stove to start a fire with (well, maybe not boxelder) in the morning after 8 hours, but not locust. The charcoal is fluffy and just continues to burn until nothing is left but cold ash. With other wood the charcoal tends to go out and can be revived with a propane torch, or at least stays warm, but not locust. I agree, it makes a hot fire, but not one that lasts. And yes, it is my stove that is partly to blame, but I have never had trouble with other wood.
jimdeere
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Very dense wood, hard on chains. In fact, if cutting near twilight, you can see sparks.
I take all I can get. My current supply is 90% locust.
I take all I can get. My current supply is 90% locust.
I do most of my maple syrup boiling with black locust...burns wicked hot and gives me great boils.
If you cut one down live, make sure you put whatever herbicide available to you on the stump immediately. It will sucker out like crazy.
If you cut one down live, make sure you put whatever herbicide available to you on the stump immediately. It will sucker out like crazy.
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