Well this winter I've been cutting more wood than before, we just got a wood-burner put in and I've been selling some here and there.
What I have noticed a lot on this property, is some seriously old saw-cut tree tops laying around, with a large stump nearby. Always in formation that shows they dropped the tree, cut the trunk and left the top. What I'm curious of, is what the commonly logged trees were in SW Missouri, and what kind of tree this is.
The reason I ask is, when I find this kind of tree that isn't so old, it makes great firewood. Easy splitting, plentiful, and it burns good. The trees that I find never have any bark left so that won't help. It's definitely deciduous and hardwood.
The most distinct feature is that the wood is red. Just like Red Oak but it doesn't stink.
My Current guess is shag-bark Hickory. But I've always heard that Hickory splits hard. This stuff splits easy.
What I have noticed a lot on this property, is some seriously old saw-cut tree tops laying around, with a large stump nearby. Always in formation that shows they dropped the tree, cut the trunk and left the top. What I'm curious of, is what the commonly logged trees were in SW Missouri, and what kind of tree this is.
The reason I ask is, when I find this kind of tree that isn't so old, it makes great firewood. Easy splitting, plentiful, and it burns good. The trees that I find never have any bark left so that won't help. It's definitely deciduous and hardwood.
The most distinct feature is that the wood is red. Just like Red Oak but it doesn't stink.
My Current guess is shag-bark Hickory. But I've always heard that Hickory splits hard. This stuff splits easy.