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  1. dicon77 New Member

    joined: Oct 16, 2008
    19 posts
    NE Pennsylvania
    Good morning all. I have been burning my new stove for 1 month now. Thrilled with it - QuadraFire. I live in northeast Pennsylvania and buy cord wood from someone locally. He gives me "a mix," which I guess is the way it goes.

    Every so often some type of wood goes in there that smells great. Wow; to me it's just awesome and I can't believe how my house smells from it. It's heaven.

    I can only say that it smell like incense. Any ideas on what tree this is and what the wood itself would look like so I can identify that in my stack?

    I'm tellin' ya, it puts those import stores to shame :)

    Jodi
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  2. smokinj Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 11, 2008
    15,420 posts
    Anderson, Indiana
    the best smelling wood i can think of is cherry
  3. firefighterjake Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 22, 2008
    13,477 posts
    Unity/Bangor, Maine
    We would need a little more to go on than your description of it smelling "great" and like "incense." Since most of us here are guys pictures work pretty well.

    Personally, I'm rather partial to white cedar . . . burns rather quickly though so I mostly use it for start up fires, kindling, etc.
  4. dicon77 New Member

    joined: Oct 16, 2008
    19 posts
    NE Pennsylvania
    Sorry, there's no more to go on. I posted what I know. If I knew which piece of wood was going to be fragrant when I throw it in there, I'd be able to identify it -- neighbor, kids, image search . . .
  5. PA. Woodsman Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 26, 2007
    642 posts
    Emmaus, Pennsylvania
    Lots of variables to deal with, but it could be Cherry, Black "Cherry" Birch, Apple, Sassafras, and probably a few others.
  6. savageactor7 Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 25, 2008
    3,699 posts
    CNY
    Shag bark hickory is pretty fragrant too but that and cherry are pretty easily ID'd so I dunno. Apple is pretty easily camouflaged so I'm going with that.
  7. PA. Woodsman Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 26, 2007
    642 posts
    Emmaus, Pennsylvania
    Ask the guy who sold it to you; he could narrow it down for you if not tell you exactly what it is.
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