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

[neiln]

Eucalyptus? Native? And you like it?  I'm confused.

[nepia]

It is native. 

 

Just not to the same country as Steve.  ?

[Guest Gimlet]

Makes great BBQ fuel though. 

[se7enthdevil]

1 hour ago, neiln said:

Eucalyptus? Native? And you like it?  I'm confused.

ok not native but it grows here on a big scale. when bone dry it burns like rocket fuel.

[naturarbo]

we own a Rayburn which takes anything resembling wood molecules,the main fire takes only very dense,seasoned bits,mostly oak,almond,carob,olive and occasionally euc for quick start

[neiln]

2 hours ago, se7enthdevil said:

ok not native but it grows here on a big scale. when bone dry it burns like rocket fuel.

E.gunni grows like a weed!  I must admit it smells great when cutting and splitting and it splits easily but with growth rings half inch apart it's not very dense.  I'll take it occasionally, but for a fast burning soft wood to get the stove going I prefer Leyland cypress.  It may be slightly harder to split with its knots but it's a decent density.

 

It's weird, euc in native aus is dense, some of the gums sink in water! 

[se7enthdevil]

9 hours ago, neiln said:

E.gunni grows like a weed!  I must admit it smells great when cutting and splitting and it splits easily but with growth rings half inch apart it's not very dense.  I'll take it occasionally, but for a fast burning soft wood to get the stove going I prefer Leyland cypress.  It may be slightly harder to split with its knots but it's a decent density.

 

It's weird, euc in native aus is dense, some of the gums sink in water! 

UK grown E, gunnii is still as dense as the average oak once dry but has a higher calorific value according to the oils in the timber. ash burns to almost nothing as well.

 

the eucalyptus species native to australia vary so much in weight it is unreal but because the genus is so large it's probably better to think of it as a class of wood in its own right.

 

[djbobbins]

E.gunni grows like a weed!  I must admit it smells great when cutting and splitting and it splits easily but with growth rings half inch apart it's not very dense.  I'll take it occasionally, but for a fast burning soft wood to get the stove going I prefer Leyland cypress.  It may be slightly harder to split with its knots but it's a decent density.
 
It's weird, euc in native aus is dense, some of the gums sink in water! 

Can’t be the same variety as the euc I split then; that was 10 years ago and I’m still not sure my back has recovered.

Burnt well though!! [emoji3][emoji3][emoji91]

[Alexlloyd]

Another thumbs up for Hawthorn. Phenomenal heat and long lasting

[MattyF]

Yew and hornbeam, well seasoned obviously!