alder- hardwood or softwood?

[firewoodman]

am i right in thinking that birch and alder dont produce fruiting bodies either and have naked seeds, alder especially has its seed capsule very similar to a cone, but both release the seeds to the wind

[18 stoner]

May I also point out that pine as a firewood will put many hardwoods to shame.

 

Anyone ever burned any ginkgo?

[Big J]

Balls! I'd forgotten about yew!

[likeitorlumpit]

from the point of burning there should be another classification

Not- hardwood or softwood but

Good or bad?

IMHO there are no bad burning woods

it's a matter of managing what you have

Burning birch to start a fire then putting on oak maybe adding some green if supplies of seasoned are low

We all have our techniques and it's pure snobbery to want say all ash or all hornbeam-

Customers should just learn to use what wood is available

seems like that firewood rhyme should be the first thing on the fire

[woodsman]

wow thanks for all of your responses, and soo many, im thinking it looks like a softwood because of the pithy nature of the diseased wood ive got hold off, but im sure itll burn fine as some of it looks great! and it does splif wonderfully with an axe!

[firewoodman]

May I also point out that pine as a firewood will put many hardwoods to shame.

 

Anyone ever burned any ginkgo?

 

Pine is apparenty austrias preferred firewood

[Big 'Ammer]

Pine is apparenty austrias preferred firewood

 

Well it would be, wouldn't it?