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>I find it difficult to believe that there is such a thing as walnut (or
>cherry) firewood.

Let me reassure you, there IS such a thing as walnut firewood.  My dad has
some.  I dont' know what he was thinking.  When I went home, I found a
bunch of walnut all cut up, split, and ready for the fire!  Well, now I've
got a bunch of walnut logs sitting at home working on drying.
later,
Oddball