Walnut Firewood?

[firewooddave]

Hello everyone,

My name is Dave and this is my first time posting on your site. So far I have really enjoyed and have learned alot from this site.
My question to all of you is how much is a face cord of walnut firewood going for in Michigan? Also, how good of a wood is walnut? Can I use it all year round or is it a good early/late season wood.

Again thank you very much,

Dave

 

[computeruser]

Welcome to the site! Always nice to see another guy from Michigan around here!

In my limited experience, walnut is good firewood. Not quite on a par with the oaks and the best of the maples, but still very good stuff for year-round use. It seems to take longer to thoroughly dry out than the maples, but not quite so long as oak.

As for price, I would suspect that it would go for about the same price as other good hardwoods - $60-70 per face cord for dry, seasoned wood. I can't see paying more than that, since Oak/Maple/Cherry mixes are going for about that price and walnut doesn't present any advantage over those species that is sufficient to command a higher price.

 

[toolhawk]

Hello everyone,

My name is Dave and this is my first time posting on your site. So far I have really enjoyed and have learned alot from this site.
My question to all of you is how much is a face cord of walnut firewood going for in Michigan? Also, how good of a wood is walnut? Can I use it all year round or is it a good early/late season wood.

Again thank you very much,

Dave

Do you have some for sale ?? where r u located,
Thanks Ray

 

[firewooddave]

thanks for the info

 

[firewooddave]

I will be cutting some shortly and I am living in Ashley, about 45 minutes north of lansing. I would say around $50 picked up.

 

[Jimfound]

Here is another "Walnut as firewood" thread:

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=40463

My opinion is that Walnut is mediocre to burn. Its a medium hardwood. I would expect to pay a bit less for Walnut than for oak/hickory/ash or comprable 'harder' hardwoods. I am also learning that Walnut may take a bit longer to season (i.e. if its cut in the early spring it is burnable that winter, but ideally you would want to wait another season).

Hope that helps.