What is the best type of wood you have used with your stove?

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46 minutes ago, BillQ said:

 I notice that poplar has only been mentioned once, however I have lots that have matured among other trees and grown tall and are now toppling (yay!) and I quite like it, left a couple of days in rounds it cracks enough for you to know where to start splitting. The bark comes off easily enough on the larger lumps which helps dry out even more, six months and its 7% but picks up if the air is very moist. The bark cut into 1-2" strips and dried makes good kindling too.

Downside is it isn't a hot burner or last long but it's free and plentiful here and it only has to power a 5kw Arada so happy days !

Yep I have burnt it and its fine . just have to use a bit more of it for a given output . It is as you say like blotting paper once seasoned so must be kept dry . Dave , a bloke on here ( don't see him much now , " skyhuck " ) said he once boiled his central heating with poplar .