Black Jack wood
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Chris Finney
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Don't know what it is. 'splain' Lucy.
Dunno them either! Now black jack gum, that's good stuff.
Are they hard wood? Most hard woods (or fruit wood, or nut wood) are ok, I think.
Could always burn some and smell it...!
On edit, is it a blackjack oak? If so...bet it's fine!
GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS :
Blackjack oak is a small to medium-sized, slow-growing, native,
deciduous tree. It is often shrubby with a low, rounded crown. The
contorted, down-sweeping branches remain on the tree several years after
they die [46]. Leaves are tenacious after having turned brown, often
clinging to the tree throughout the winter [50]. The acorns are about
0.4 inches (1 cm) long [41]. On poor xeric sites or in drier climates,
blackjack oak is rarely taller than 30 feet (9 m) [49,50]. On better
sites, it grows 45 to 50 feet (14-15 m) in height [15,49]. Blackjack
oak has lived to be as old as 230 years in Oklahoma [23].
Are they hard wood? Most hard woods (or fruit wood, or nut wood) are ok, I think.
Could always burn some and smell it...!
On edit, is it a blackjack oak? If so...bet it's fine!
GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS :
Blackjack oak is a small to medium-sized, slow-growing, native,
deciduous tree. It is often shrubby with a low, rounded crown. The
contorted, down-sweeping branches remain on the tree several years after
they die [46]. Leaves are tenacious after having turned brown, often
clinging to the tree throughout the winter [50]. The acorns are about
0.4 inches (1 cm) long [41]. On poor xeric sites or in drier climates,
blackjack oak is rarely taller than 30 feet (9 m) [49,50]. On better
sites, it grows 45 to 50 feet (14-15 m) in height [15,49]. Blackjack
oak has lived to be as old as 230 years in Oklahoma [23].
Chris Finney
TVWBB All-Star
Okay, googling I saw, Black Jack Oaks and Black Jack Figs. Either of these should be fine.
Around the Goldsboro NC area (Eastern NC style BBQ) at least one FINE commercial operation that still prepares their pig the old fashioned way uses black jack oak. I am planning to try and scrounge some next time I visit the in-laws on that end of the state. Darrin -- you have some good wood. Enjoy!
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