what is your favourite firewood??

[MR TREEBUS]

Have to say Ash is probably my favourite,although i burnt some bone dry 3 year seasoned willow earlier this winter.....man that stuff burnt hot!!.....just burnt too quickly!

[tommer9]

Old oak gate posts that have been replaced. Its the only stuff i have fiund that makes my flue glow!

[Justme]

What ever I have in the pile thats nice & dry.

 

Not fussy me.

[Cumbrian]

Sitka Spruce

 

Because of its fast growing nature and adaptability to wet soils. Plus, there is 530,000 hectares of the stuff in Scotland, around 850 million trees, all planted by hand. When seasoned, burns lovely and is used extensively down the West Coast Highlands & Islands.

 

Oh, and you can make beer from the roots.......

 

 

How long do you need to season the Sitka for? I have a load to cut , luckily some is dead and solid !

Sycamore is my current fave, though ive burnt the bloody lot cos its that good !

[Mozza]

My favourite firewood is the stuff i sell

 

 

 

I dont have a burner

[alex_m]

'Traditional Logs' from the Shell garage. Got to be the best by far.

[Saw-sick Steve]

Old oak gate posts that have been replaced. Its the only stuff i have fiund that makes my flue glow!

Very old, dry heart of Oak is the closest thing you'll get to coal IMHO. Burns hot and long.

From a selling point of view, Birch, Alder, Nothofagus and Sycamore - fast growing, quick to season and easy to handle.

[woodworm]

Dead elm and beech are the only types of wood to have ever made my woodburner glow red. Have never tried any softwood but might give it a go next winter

[Albedo]

My favourite would be the ones I saw outside b&Q this afternoon, at £7.99 a bag containing 8 or 9 small split logs, barely enough for an evening.

 

Why?

Because there must be people out there rich or stupid enough to pay almost a pound per half log. We could be very rich if we could find them:biggrin:

[Drayton tree care]

Bog oak is the hotest I've ever seen though you need an 880 to cut a piece 15" diameter!!!!! And spend most of the day filing your chain