I found this on another site and was wondering your opinions. Maybe someone else has already seen this and brought it here for discussion...well I'm new here so give me a break. Quality of firewood VERY GOOD Ash - Beech - Hawthorn GOOD Apple - Cherry - Lilac - Maple - Oak - Pear - Plum - Locust Fair Birch - Elm - Walnut POOR Alder - Chestnut - Poplar - Bass Thoughts???
I'll echo the sentiment that the question is something akin to "what's the best color car to own?" I love burning oak and black locust, but I also like having "trash" wood on hand in smaller quantities for various reasons, like drying time, ease of lighting, or hot/fast combustion. The "poor quality" firewood species are oftentimes excellent for burning down hardwood coal beds that would otherwise have to be shoveled out more frequently. In that application they're "excellent" firewood. What I want to know is who in North America is burning chestnut in any quantity?
I have. I cut back some very old bushes and kept the stuff that was big enough to bother with. Very dense.
Not at all! Worst case scenario is you sparked a little Friday night participation while we wait for warmer days. I wouldn’t turn down a truck load of Ash.
I wouldn't turn it down either but i think I'd rank locust above ash and oak above it too. Edit: hard to believe hickory isn't listed anywhere.
Meh, any wood that is in your stacks, split, dry, ready to burn is good firewood. It all has its place. I would not want to only have oak (for example) in inventory If I could only have one species in inventory, I suppose it would be ash...or maybe maple...
There is no way in hell this 30 year wood burner would rank elm and oak lower than ash. no freaking way
I think you're right and we all misunderstood the intent of the OP's post. Yes these rankings are bogus, regardless of personal preference.
A bit generic IMO. Black birch is excellent firewood, whereas white and river birch are poor. Locust either of the black or honey varieties are excellent as well. Of course we're going by btu's here and everyone's opinion will vary based on experience and personal preference. Of course THE BEST firewood is DRY firewood regardless of its BTU rating.
X2 Too bad decent ash is becoming a scarce commodity on these parts. Years back someone did a survey asking if there was a single wood to have in your stacks and ash won by a landslide.
