Quote Originally Posted by Frank S View Post
I have a few mesquite trees that might possibly yield 4 4x4s about 10ft long but it is hardly worth felling one of them for that small amount of lumber when I still probably have 30 cords of already dead trees too small to make even a couple of 2x4s out of but still make good firewood and I'd rather clear the woods of the dead and downed trees as much as possible and root out the saplings so I can get more of the natural grasses to grow for grazing
Mesquite doesn't grow up here. I looked it up. Kind of like a hard Black Cherry colour. I imagine it to be a bear to split. From what I have read as heavy as Hickory only harder. That is pretty tough stuff.