This fall, I asked my firewood man to throw a log of birch in to my load of red oak. You should have seen the look I got. All he said was "Why?" I replied "I'll admit that oak is best, but I'd like to see other species." "What you need is nice piece of ash." He never charged me for the birch.
The look on his face.
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I went a craigslist scrounge that advertised a couple of large alders. I got there and they were paperbark (white) birch. I took some of the best pieces anyway. I will see how it burns. I think I would have rather had the alder but that could be a stance from ignorance.
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What kind of alder do you burn out there? I don't know much about alder, but white birch is good firewood IMO. It is ranked above red Alder on a couple BTU charts that I looked at.
Yeah I was surprised to see the btu chart for it when I got home too. Alot of the wood was really punky. I was amazed the tree hadnt fallen earlier. I will burn it and see. I am not really a wood snob anyway. The best wood is free and close to home.
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