What is the Best Wood For Firewood?
By choosing the right firewood you can heat your home effectively at a considerably lower cost. Burning wood is generally considered to be environmentally friendly, provided, of course, that it is obtained from a sustainable source. Different types of wood produce different results when used as firewood. Ash is generally considered to the best wood for firewood – the clue here is in the name. It burns for a long time, does not spit too much and produces a clean flame. If you do not have ash available other types of wood to consider are birch, blackthorn, hawthorn, hazel, hornbeam, maple, oak, rowan and sycamore, each which burn very well. Woods with medium burning rates include chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, fruitwoods, pine and willow. These are fine to use when mixed with some of better burning woods, but are not great used on their own. Poor burning woods include alder, douglas fir, elder and poplar. These are do not burn well, tend to spit and do not produce a clean flame so if you bur
