I thought Mesquite was native too?Pretty much all the woods on the smoking list, aside from mesquite, are native to most of the US, so you might want to be more specific as to what these invasive species are.
It is, but I think not native to most of the US, only Texas area.I thought Mesquite was native too?
It is, but only to a small area. Oak, maple, hickory, and most of the fruit woods are pretty widely disbursed throughout the US.I thought Mesquite was native too?
It is, but I think not native to most of the US, only Texas area.
That makes sense. It threw me off a little because I always associated mesquite and Texas bbq. Not saying Texas doesn’t have hickory/oak legacy, but mesquite always stuck in my head. I think because I like it so much!It is, but only to a small area. Oak, maple, hickory, and most of the fruit woods are pretty widely disbursed throughout the US.
It sounds like your best solution would be to buy a stick burner!Thanks everyone. Mesquite is one of the woods, the others being mango and strawberry guava. (Mango being less common.)
My big issue is whether we could make it feasible to do. We literally cut down thousands a year so it comes down to how hard it is to make usable pellets with them. What equipment is needed. What are the costs. What is the process. Etc. And will it, as indicated earlier, be so low quality it will ruin a pellet grill.
IndeedIt sounds like your best solution would be to buy a stick burner!
That was my thought too.Send the wood off to a pellet mill and sell it as your own brand.
Should have happened a long time ago. They are highly prone to breakage due to their structure, and they have pretty much taken over everywhere around here.Anyone that like bradford pear trees better get soon. They are going on invasive plant list an will no longer be sold at nurseries this year.
Has anyone done this? I work in conservation and we remove lots of invasive trees that would be perfect for wood pellets, but I've only seen a few DIY tips online. Has anyone done it? What is needed? How much of a pain is it?
Any advice is welcome.
This is great news!Anyone that like bradford pear trees better get soon. They are going on invasive plant list an will no longer be sold at nurseries this year.