To mix, or not to mix

[Iowawoodguy]

I've been scrounging up some wood to sell in the future. I have almost a cord of oak stacked, a nice pile of walnut, some locust trees I'll be acquiring soon, and a branch of unknown wood the neighbor wants cut down. Since the oak is already stacked I'll take it out of the equation. As for the walnut, should I let it sit in a pile until I can get some of the locust or other wood to mix in with it? Or should I go ahead and stack it to start seasoning? Would I be better off selling the locust separately for more, Or mix it up and just sell as mixed hardwood?

Also, how good is black walnut as firewood? The chart I'm seeing is saying 22.2 mil btu per cord. I have a friend that has more cut up and ready for me if I want it. It's all branches and limbs if that makes a difference.

 

[CR888]

Cut it stack it burn it

 

[farmer steve]

I've been scrounging up some wood to sell in the future. I have almost a cord of oak stacked, a nice pile of walnut, some locust trees I'll be acquiring soon, and a branch of unknown wood the neighbor wants cut down. Since the oak is already stacked I'll take it out of the equation. As for the walnut, should I let it sit in a pile until I can get some of the locust or other wood to mix in with it? Or should I go ahead and stack it to start seasoning? Would I be better off selling the locust separately for more, Or mix it up and just sell as mixed hardwood?

Also, how good is black walnut as firewood? The chart I'm seeing is saying 22.2 mil btu per cord. I have a friend that has more cut up and ready for me if I want it. It's all branches and limbs if that makes a difference.

Mix it up. Use the walnut to stretch the better woods. The walnut us a great wood for burning in a fire place due to the nice colors it makes.

 

[Marine5068]

I've been scrounging up some wood to sell in the future. I have almost a cord of oak stacked, a nice pile of walnut, some locust trees I'll be acquiring soon, and a branch of unknown wood the neighbor wants cut down. Since the oak is already stacked I'll take it out of the equation. As for the walnut, should I let it sit in a pile until I can get some of the locust or other wood to mix in with it? Or should I go ahead and stack it to start seasoning? Would I be better off selling the locust separately for more, Or mix it up and just sell as mixed hardwood?

Also, how good is black walnut as firewood? The chart I'm seeing is saying 22.2 mil btu per cord. I have a friend that has more cut up and ready for me if I want it. It's all branches and limbs if that makes a difference.

Do you burn wood for heat?
If so mix the Walnut with the denser woods for wood fires.
I'd keep some nice chunks of Walnut to carve some spoons or knife handles and sculptures with later.
It's always best to cut/split and stack firewood as soon as possible to start the seasoning process.
Keep it out in the wind and sun and off the ground on pallets or such and you can cover the tops of stacks with metal roofing or old plywood but I wouldn't use tarps.
I season all of my wood for 1-4 years before burning.
One year may be good for species such as Pine, Spruce, Poplar, Aspen and some softer hardwoods.
My Oak, Sugar Maple, Hickory, Hop Hornbeam(Ironwood), Locust and other dense hardwoods all get split/stacked and seasoned for 2-4 years.
Good luck and happy burning.