Biggest one I ever saw.

[dahmer]

Not a porn comment. Landscaper asked me to cut down a dogwood up against a house he was landscaping. After I dropped the tree we moved aside all the rotted mulch and I took a ground level cut. There were leaves on it so yes it’s definitly a dogwood.

 

[J_M____]

That is large for a dogwood. I have a 18” diameter one in my front yard. I think it’s about 70 years old. I haven’t seen dogwood on common wood btu charts but it’s extremely dense, I would think it would top locust as far as BTUs go.

 

[dahmer]

That is large for a dogwood. I have a 18” diameter one in my front yard. I think it’s about 70 years old. I haven’t seen dogwood on common wood btu charts but it’s extremely dense, I would think it would top locust as far as BTUs go.

https://chimneysweeponline.com/howood.htm

 

[PissRev]

That's a biggun! It'll make some decent firewood if you didn't grind it up. The wood is hard enough to make a golf driver club head.

 

[dahmer]

That's a biggun! It'll make some decent firewood if you didn't grind it up. The wood is hard enough to make a golf driver club head.

Sitting by the woodpile to be split this spring. Heaviest wood I ever lifted putting it in the truck.

 

[J_M____]

https://chimneysweeponline.com/howood.htm

That only lists pacific dogwood, this was probably a Cornus florida. I think they are slower growing and more dense than the pacific variety. Probably higher btu than that lists

 

[Dub11]

I was always told the the cross Jesus was crucified on was made of dog wood and that is why there isn't a strait piece on them.

 

[CrystalRiver1]

https://chimneysweeponline.com/howood.htm

Wow...been a while since I've looked @ this BTU chart.
Never thought that shagbark or white oak produces more btu's than black locust!

 

[Lightning Performance]

Wow...been a while since I've looked @ this BTU chart.
Never thought that shagbark or white oak produces more btu's than black locust!

Some times that can flip or all be equal. The lower trunk is always denser on locust and big white oak. Burned lots of black locust and white oak this winter.

I'd save that dogwood for projects. You won't see much of it.
Got a dogwood downed just this week A triple or maybe three together. Eight inch wood. Makes nice handles and such. Harder than Holly imo. Saved most of it down to two inch.