whats the best firewood to heat a home

[firewood burner]

whats the best firewood to heat a home

 

[Mad Professor]

You've opened a



on that one.

Where are you located for 1?

 

[Jusgunn3]

Oak…

 

[SS396driver]

Black locust ,Orange Osage but really any wood you can get for free .

 

[Mad Professor]

I've been burning EAB killed standing dead white ash quite a while now. Almost already dry and splits real easy.

Going to miss it when the last ones are gone. Have other mixed hardwoods but not much oak.

 

[snobdds]

In Wyoming, we have pine. That's it. Nobody knows any different and we manage to keep homes very warm. I have never burned a hardwood in my life.

Another myth is that pine creates creosote. That is a lie. I don't have creosote in my chimneys, I have ash. A quick brushing once a year and I am good to go.

Just make sure it's seasoned wood and you will be fine with whatever species you burn...

 

[Sawyer Rob]

SR

 

[Del_]

Firewood is but one component of a home heating system and almost any kind of wood that is in easy supply can be utilized.

 

[Mad Professor]

In Wyoming, we have pine. That's it. Nobody knows any different and we manage to keep homes very warm. I have never burned a hardwood in my life.

Another myth is that pine creates creosote. That is a lie. I don't have creosote in my chimneys, I have ash. A quick brushing once a year and I am good to go.

Just make sure it's seasoned wood and you will be fine with whatever species you burn...

I can't give away pine.

I used to sell hardwood firewood. What I burn now is just keeping up with the blowdowns and standing dead. Mostly EAB killed ash, but also hard maple , cherry, beech, black birch, some oak.

Every 2-3 years the white pines have a bumper crop of pine cones and I'm "blessed" with those and truck loads of pine needles. The needles are mulch for my blueberries, and I save several contractor bags of the cones. They are the best kindling .

One of the big ones snapped off during a storm last winter.



What I do with pine.

 

[GenXer]

I burn free wood here. Heats the house just fine.