Best Woods to Burn in Fireplace
Ash Ash is among the best woods for a fireplace. It can be split easily and catches fire easily. It dries more quickly than other forms of wood species. No heavy smoke is produced. So overall ash wood is the most suitable for wood heaters.
Oak Oak is also considered a good option as it is a slow burning wood which creates plenty of heat even with less flame. The only drawback is that it needs a long seasoning period. Oak can be difficult to split, but produces a high degree of heat.
Hickory Shagbark Hickory is known for being a heavy and dense wood. It offers a high heating value. It also emits a sweet aroma. The only drawback is that it is a bit difficult to split.
Maple Sugar Maple and Black Maple are considered good due to their heating value and easy splitting.
Apple Apple wood is ideal as it has a high heating value. It emits a nice aroma while burning. Splitting can be done easily.
Beech Beech wood offers decent heating value making it a good choice for the fireplace. No heavy smoke or excessive sparks are created.
Pecan Pecan offers useful features like high heating value, pleasant aroma, easy to split, etc. It doesn’t produce excessive smoke or sparks.
Ironwood Ironwood offers high heating value. Being dense it is very difficult to split. The disadvantage of these woods is that they create sparks at times.
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