Wood question?

[JCAP]

Hey all,
Opened a bag of hickory chunks today and they looked like the attached image. Is this mold or just wood being wood? I ended up just using applewood chunks that look nice.Thanks!

 

[motolife313]

Brush it off and it should be fine. I’d return it if they are all like that

 

[cliffcarter]

I have no idea what that is, I've never seen any wood that looks like that. I would not use it.

 

[JCAP]

Thanks. I’ll probably just return it since quite a few have this white stuff on it.

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

Kind of hard to tell what it is.
Could be white mold.
Good call on not using it and taking it back for a refund or exchange.