Firewood Quality

Hard Woods
Species Alder Apple Ash , -lack Ash, &reen Ash, White Species Aspen, -igtooth Aspen, Quaking -asswood -eech -eech, American Species -eech, -lue -irch, White -irch, Sweet -irch, &ray -irch, Paper Species -irch, 1ellow -irch, -lack -uckeye, Horsechestnut -o+elder -utternut 6white walnut7 Species 2atalpa 2herry, -lack 2herry 2hestnut 2o**eetree, 8entucky Species 2ottonwood )ogwood %lm, American %lm, 4ock Heat Medium- ow High-Medium Medium High High Heat ow ow ow High High Heat High Medium Medium Medium Medium Heat High-Medium High-Medium ow ow ow Heat ow Medium Medium ow High Heat ow High Medium Medium Weight* !"#$ '1(! '1(! (".# ($/. Weight* !'(. !(0( !10' (0"0 (0.( Weight* (/.# (10. '#$" (10. (!$# Weight* (0!( (/.# !!(" !0.0 !''# Weight* !($# !//# (1/' !0#/ (11! Weight* !1#! '((1 (11$ (/$# %ase 5* Splitting %asy )i**icult %ase 5* Starting Fair )i**icult 2oaling Qualities &ood %+cellent Sparks Moderate Few Few Few Few Sparks Few Few Few Few Few Sparks Few Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Sparks Moderate Moderate Few Many Fragrance Slight %+cellent Slight Slight Slight Fragrance Slight Slight &ood &ood &ood Fragrance &ood Slight Slight Slight Slight Fragrance Slight Slight Slight Slight

%asy-Moderate Fair-)i**icult &ood-%+cellent %asy-Moderate Fair-)i**icult &ood-%+cellent %asy-Moderate Fair-)i**icult &ood-%+cellent %ase 5* %ase 5* 2oaling Splitting Starting Qualities %asy %asy %asy )i**icult )i**icult %ase 5* Splitting )i**icult %asy %asy %asy %asy %ase 5* Splitting Moderate Moderate Moderate %asy %asy %ase 5* Splitting )i**icult %asy %asy %asy Moderate %ase 5* Splitting %asy )i**icult 3ery )i**icult 3ery )i**icult %asy %asy %asy )i**icult )i**icult %ase 5* Starting )i**icult %asy %asy %asy %asy %ase 5* Starting %asy %asy &ood &ood Poor %+cellent %+cellent 2oaling Qualities %+cellent &ood &ood &ood &ood 2oaling Qualities &ood &ood Poor Poor

%ase 5* Starting )i**icult )i**icult

2oaling Qualities &ood %+cellent %+cellent

Sparks Few Few Few Many Few Sparks Moderate Few 3ery Few 3ery Few

Fragrance Fair %+cellent %+cellent &ood &ood Fragrance Slight Fair Fair

%ase 5* Starting %asy &ood Fair Fair

&ood 2oaling Qualities &ood Fair &ood &ood

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%lm, Si9erian Species %lm, Slippery %ucalyptus = -Swamp yate = -Sugar gum = -;asmanian 9lue gum Species = -4i<er red gum = -SA 9lue gum Hack9erry Ha:el Hawthorn Species Hickory, ;rue Hickory, Mockernut Hickory, Pignut Hickory, Shag9ark Hickory, Shell9ark Species Holly, American Honeylocust Hophorn9eam, %astern >ronwood 6Horn9eam7 aurel, 2ali*ornia Medium Heat Medium 3ery High (#!# Weight* (!"1 '"$# 3ery )i**icult %ase 5* Splitting 3ery )i**icult )i**icult )i**icult Fair %ase 5* Splitting )i**icult )i**icult %asy Moderate Moderate %ase 5* Splitting Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate %ase 5* Splitting )i**icult %asy Fair %ase 5* Starting Fair Poor Poor Fair %ase 5* Starting Poor Poor Moderate Moderate %ase 5* Starting Fair-)i**icult Fair-)i**icult Fair-)i**icult Fair-)i**icult Fair-)i**icult %ase 5* Starting &ood 2oaling Qualities &ood %+cellent %+cellent &ood 2oaling Qualities %+cellent %+cellent &ood 3ery Few Sparks 3ery Few Few Few Few Sparks Moderate Few Few Fair Fragrance Fair &ood &ood &ood Fragrance &ood &ood Slight

Heat

Weight*

High High High Heat 3ery High 3ery High 3ery High 3ery High 3ery High Heat

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Weight* '(!0 '((! '((! '((( '1." Weight* ((/0 (/(! '!$$

2oaling Qualities %+cellent %+cellent %+cellent %+cellent %+cellent 2oaling Qualities

Sparks Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Sparks

Fragrance %+cellent %+cellent %+cellent %+cellent %+cellent Fragrance

High

%+cellent

Few

Slight

3ery High

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Species Heat ocust, -lack 3ery High Madrone High Maple, -iglea* High-Medium Maple, Sil<er High-Medium Maple, -lack High-Medium Species Maple, So*t Maple, 4ed Maple, Sugar Heat High-Medium High-Medium High

%ase 5* Splitting 3ery )i**icult )i**icult Moderate Moderate Moderate %ase 5* Splitting Moderate Moderate Moderate

%ase 5* Starting )i**icult )i**icult Fair-)i**icult Fair-)i**icult Fair-)i**icult %ase 5* Starting Fair-)i**icult Fair-)i**icult )i**icult

2oaling Qualities %+cellent %+cellent %+cellent %+cellent %+cellent 2oaling Qualities %+cellent %+cellent %+cellent

Sparks 3ery Few 3ery Few Few Few Few Sparks Few Few Few

Fragrance Slight Slight %+cellent Fair %+cellent Fragrance %+cellent %+cellent =%+cellent

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Mes?uite Mul9erry Species 5ak, -ur 5ak, 4ed 5ak, White 5sage 5range Pecan Species Persimmon Pine, odgepole Poplar, 1ellow 6;uliptree7 Sweet &um Sycamore Species Walnut Willow = 3ery High Medium Heat High High 3ery High High High Heat = (01! Weight* (.!/ ($/# '!## ='0!/ 3ery )i**icult 3ery )i**icult %asy %ase 5* %ase 5* Splitting Starting %asy )i**icult Moderate )i**icult Moderate )i**icult =Moderate = Moderate %ase 5* %ase 5* Splitting Starting Moderate %asy %asy %+cellent %+cellent 2oaling Qualities %+cellent %+cellent %+cellent %+cellent &ood 2oaling Qualities Few = &ood Fragrance Fair Fair %+cellent %+cellent &ood Fragrance

Sparks Few Few Few =Many Few Sparks

Weight* '((! !$1#

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Fair

Moderate

&ood

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%asy )i**icult )i**icult %ase 5* Splitting Moderate %asy

%asy Fair 3ery )i**icult %ase 5* Starting Fair Fair

Fair Fair &ood 2oaling Qualities &ood Poor

Moderate Few Few Sparks Few Moderate

-itter &ood Fragrance Fair Slight

Species 2edar, White 2edar, %astern 2edar, W@ 4ed 2ypress Fir, )ouglas Species Fir, -alsam Fir, &rand Fir, White Hemlock, %astern Hemlock, Western Species Auniper

Heat Medium- ow Medium- ow Medium- ow Medium Medium Heat ow ow ow Medium- ow Medium- ow Heat Medium

Weight* !1## !./1 !1## !/'' (#'. Weight* !!($ !(01 !1#' !"0( !/'0 Weight* (1"#

Soft Woods %ase 5* %ase 5* Splitting Starting %asy %asy %asy %asy %asy %asy %asy Moderate %asy %asy %ase 5* %ase 5* Splitting Starting %asy %asy %asy %asy %asy %asy %asy %asy %ase 5* Splitting Medium %asy %asy %ase 5* Starting

2oaling Qualities Poor Poor Poor Fair 2oaling Qualities Fair Fair Fair Poor Poor 2oaling Qualities Poor

Sparks Moderate Many Many Few Moderate Sparks Moderate Moderate Moderate Many Many Sparks Many

Fragrance %+cellent %+cellent %+cellent Slight Fragrance Slight Slight Slight &ood &ood Fragrance %+cellent

arch, Western 6;amarack7 High-Medium Pine, odgepole ow Pine, Ponderosa Medium- ow

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%asy-Moderate %asy %asy

%asy-Fair %asy %asy

Fair Fair Fair

Many Moderate Moderate

Slight &ood &ood

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Pine, %BW White Species Pine, Sugar Pine, 1ellow Pinon 4edwood, 5ld &rowth 4edwood, Second &rowth Species Spruce, -lack Spruce, %ngeiman Spruce, Corway Spruce, Sitka 1ew Medium- ow Heat ow High-Medium High Medium !(#( Weight* !(#! !$1# (### !"0( %asy %ase 5* Splitting %asy %asy %asy %asy %asy %ase 5* Starting %asy %asy Fair 2oaling Qualities Fair Fair Moderate Sparks Moderate Moderate Many Many &ood Fragrance &ood &ood

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Slight

Medium Heat ow ow ow ow High

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%asy %ase 5* Splitting %asy %asy

%asy-Fair %ase 5* Starting %asy %asy

Poor 2oaling Qualities Poor Poor

Many Sparks Few Few Many

Slight Fragrance Slight Slight Slight Slight &ood

Moderate %asy Poor = %asy Poor *Weight - pound Dcord - seasoned wood@ )i**icult )i**icult 2ord - stack 'E + 'E + /E *eet high 6F/" *t(, air space remo<ed7 Face cords - 'E + /E + G'E 6F1$H7

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