Of al the hardwoods mentioned so far, the only ones that don't make my "hit" list are black cherry and black walnut. Low density, just not that much heat, and the cherry typically leaves lots of unburnt coals. Cherry, I sell to customer who likes the "incense" factor.
Shagbark hickory, I'll happily take all I can get onto my truck. In fact, that's all I'm taking right now- kinda short on space, so there's no rush for the hickory to be ready, once it's split. Ditto recent arrivals of black locust & white ash.
Black locust is very tight-grained. Maybe that's why it's so slow to dry fully, and why it builds up the steam pockets which spit stuff in the stove. Still burns beautifully, long & almost ash-less. Good output beginning to end.
Havent yet touched my depth-of-winter stacks of white oak & black birch. They can handle any polar vortex here.
Friends & neighbors who like to smoke meats get smaller pieces of apple, shagbark & cherry. They love it.