Apple Cord? does it have a good market?

[garth mc garth]

Can anyone give me some information on apple cord wood, does it make a good firewood or have any other markets?

I got job grubbing out 12 acres of orchard, 250 trees per acre equates to 3000 trees total.

Each tree has 4-5 feet of straight timber at roughly 8-9 inches before the crown spreads.

Is there much of a market for this?

[Andy R]

excellent firewood in my opinion...been burning alot of fruit wood this last month or two and would glady pay for it if I wasn't in the trade. You could easily sell it as a job lot to a firewood merchant.

[garth mc garth]

what is the best way to sell it?? volume or weight?? how much is it worth??

[Ian Leach]

Can anyone give me some information on apple cord wood, does it make a good firewood or have any other markets?

I got job grubbing out 12 acres of orchard, 250 trees per acre equates to 3000 trees total.

Each tree has 4-5 feet of straight timber at roughly 8-9 inches before the crown spreads.

Is there much of a market for this?

 

For firewood it takes a long time to season, it makes good charcoal tho. Woodturners like it, it's a shame your to far away i would be intrested in some.

 

Ian

[Tom D]

Apple wood is often used for smoking... there might be a market there.

[Steve Bullman]

Apple wood is often used for smoking... there might be a market there.

 

go look in somewhere like b&q and see how much they sell little boxes of apple chips for. if you could market it right that would undoubtedly be the most money you'd get for it

[Stuart A-C]

Apple wood is often used for smoking... there might be a market there.

 

[firewoodman]

ideal for pizza ovens

 

if i were closer i would be your best mate

[Log-ologist]

Apple wood is often used for smoking... there might be a market there.

 

Not my thing but worth a try if you are that way inclined.

 

http://www.happysmokeshop.com/index.html

[THE88MAN]

Can anyone give me some information on apple cord wood, does it make a good firewood or have any other markets?

I got job grubbing out 12 acres of orchard, 250 trees per acre equates to 3000 trees total.

Each tree has 4-5 feet of straight timber at roughly 8-9 inches before the crown spreads.

Is there much of a market for this?

there is a market for everything garth! horses for courses and ice to the eskimos my friend.if your job was 10 miles from me i would offer to do that job on the cheap subsidised by wood (albeit slow drying) which i can sell 18 months later.its all about foresight,if you can afford to,stack it in a yard,mix it up with ash,hawthorn,beech etc and sell it at a premium,if you don't do logs then sell it on green by weight,steve