WSJchester
ArboristSite Operative
I've got 1 large (~30" dbh) dead one and tons of everything from seedlings to 16-20" trees that I need to thin and I hate to just burn it all as firewood, especially as it just doesn't last long here after being cut & split (or on the ground for that matter).
Thoughts? I asked here a couple weeks ago about using it for posts in a barn rehab project but was dissuaded from it by several members and ended up using black locust instead.
Is the hickory worth any $$$, particularly the single large dead tree? Is it worth fooling with the large tree to make sheathing planks for a lean-to roof Im going to add to the barn next year? The sap wood on it should be minimal relative to the heart wood and it'll be under a steel roof.
Thoughts? Suggestions? Thanks. -WSJ
Thoughts? I asked here a couple weeks ago about using it for posts in a barn rehab project but was dissuaded from it by several members and ended up using black locust instead.
Is the hickory worth any $$$, particularly the single large dead tree? Is it worth fooling with the large tree to make sheathing planks for a lean-to roof Im going to add to the barn next year? The sap wood on it should be minimal relative to the heart wood and it'll be under a steel roof.
Thoughts? Suggestions? Thanks. -WSJ