One reason I miss Oregon. We cut madrone and would let it dry for a year or more. It is hard and heavy. My dad would fall a small tree or take a branch from a larger tree. Cut rounds and my bros and I would throw down the hill to the road for splitting. Hot, dirty hard work dodging poison oak the best we could. All split and loaded by hand. Was a bitch but as stated previously builds character.

It burns hot hot hot with very little ash. Would love to have a source close.