Favorite Wood

[woodsHAM]

Just curious to see what other's favorite type of wood is. My own would have to be beech , it's plentiful where I live, burns hot and clean , lives little to no mess from the bark and seasons quickly. Hard maple is right up there as well for me.

 

[claydogg84]

Sugar Maple.

 

[TheAardvark]

Red oak.

 

[HisTreeNut]

The world may end by me writing this, but I have some seasoned pine that I am liking a lot right now, Burns clean, hot, and lasted a surprisingly long time on a half load.
I have some black birch that was smelling nice the other night when I got home from work.
That being said, maple or applewood would be the absolute favorite...

 

[Knots]

I like oak when it's dry, but I'm liking beech more and more. The oak on my wood lot has commercial value, but the beech really doesn't. I like the thin bark. The only thing I don't like is all the branches that have to be trimmed off the trunk.

 

[Starstuff]

Good question, and I think people should take into account all factors and not just the burn quality/seasoning time: ease of splitting, average trunk thickness (you can have too much of a good thing), etc., ease of processing from alive and standing to stacked in the pile.

For me, I like Ash. The trunks are tall and straight and don't get to an unmanageable size. Not a lot of limbs or knots. Doesn't tend to be too heavy and has a relatively low moisture content. Splits ridiculously easy and seasons fast. Burns great and lots of BTUs.

 

[woodsHAM]

Good question, and I think people should take into account all factors and not just the burn quality/seasoning time: ease of splitting, average trunk thickness (you can have too much of a good thing), etc., ease of processing from alive and standing to stacked in the pile.

For me, I like Ash. The trunks are tall and straight and don't get to an unmanageable size. Not a lot of limbs or knots. Doesn't tend to be too heavy and has a relatively low moisture content. Splits ridiculously easy and seasons fast. Burns great and lots of BTUs.

Ash is another favorite and also thick in the woods in my area

 

[Rebelduckman]

White oak
Red oak
Cherry

 

[Beer Belly]

Definitely Ash.....Cherry and Maple too

 

[BIGDADDY]

Oak also locust

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Free and dry is at the top of my list

Hard to pick a favorite, so many good ones here in Eastern PA., very fortunate and blessed with a great variety.

 

[ohiojoe13]

I'm new to burning but I like cherry and ash.

 

[xman23]

Oak, it's most of what I burn.

 

[BamaScroungr]

applewood, persimmon and osage (I enjoy the fireworks)

 

[Cburke]

I'd have to say beech and oak are my too 2.

 

[drz1050]

I've been splitting a bunch of beech lately.. splitting it kinda on the small side - 4" or so to hopefully have it ready by next winter. Haven't burned it yet, but all these posts about it being a favorite make me happy.

 

[woodsHAM]

Beech bark disease is killing alot of the beech around me, i cut a fair amount of dead standing from it. Its a shame though, Theres fewer things more beautiful than walking through a beech flat during hunting season but no need to let such a great source of heat lay and rot !

 

[firefighterjake]

Seasoned.

As for picking a favorite . . . that's like asking a father to choose his favorite child -- they're all special and great . . . just in different ways . . . even that red headed step child named Pine.

 

[TedyOH]

I love beech, I get a lot of nice secondary colors from it, easy to split and burns hot, what more could you want?!

 

[splions]

Black Birch

 

[littleuing]

Really liked the little bit of apple i had.. But my normal is mix of cherry and black locust.

 

[iluvjazznjava]

Western Larch - best non-hardwood firewood and plentiful where I live.

 

[mwhitnee]

I haven't burned many varieties but I'm really liking the cherry I'm burning now.

 

[Iatrapper]

White or Burr oak for its burning quality, some can be a pain splitting and the bark can be messy. We got a Lota hickory around too. Do love the smell of cherry the most though

 

[Paulywalnut]

I could burn locust and ash or hard maple combo forever.