What burns?

[gensetsteve]

Does not matter what you deliver it will be too light or too heavy too big or too small. Too much or too little too early or too late. Too wet or too dry and always to expensive. Best save yourself alot of hassle and drop it off round my house i will get rid of it for u. Dont bother bringing the willow and can you pick the poplar and sweet chestnut out

[windfall]

Green Oak with additional buckets of water thrown on to increase the burn temperature

[Taupotreeman]

If it's free and it's dry then it all burns. That's my theory anyway.

[Logarithm]

I have burnt a lot of willow and don't mind it at all,great when mixed with a big lump of hard wood but one tip as Nick B said get it on pallats and leave to dry right out,split the sections you have if you have the facility to do so,if you just leave it on the ground it can retain the moisture and ROT from within.

[Stu3k]

Loook Here

Wood and Combustion Heat Values

 

or here

Sweep's Library - Firewood BTU Comparison Charts

Both american but gives BTU for most woods

[chilli]

Peter's spot on. All dry wood burns. I burn crack willow on my open fire & properly seasoned it spits very little.

I've got customers that prefer poplar to beech. I've got others that love horse chestnut. I've picked up several new customers this winter simply because I only sell dry wood & they prefer it to the wet ash that others locally supply.

[dave fox]

Loook Here

Wood and Combustion Heat Values

 

or here

Sweep's Library - Firewood BTU Comparison Charts

Both american but gives BTU for most woods

see i told you apple was the best pound for pound!!!!

[simonm]

cheers lads thanx 4 the advice

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

wot burns? WOOD!

 

Its all good

[agg221]

Logs to Burn, Logs to burn, Logs to burn,

Logs to save the coal a turn,

Here's a word to make you wise,

When you hear the woodman's cries.

 

Never heed his usual tale,

That he has good logs for sale,

But read these lines and really learn,

The proper kind of logs to burn.

 

Oak logs will warm you well,

If they're old and dry.

Larch logs of pine will smell,

But the sparks will fly.

 

Beech logs for Christmas time,

Yew logs heat well.

"Scotch" logs it is a crime,

For anyone to sell.

 

Birch logs will burn too fast,

Chestnut scarce at all.

Hawthorn logs are good to last,

If you cut them in the fall.

 

Holly logs will burn like wax,

You should burn them green,

Elm logs like smouldering flax,

No flame to be seen.

 

Pear logs and apple logs,

They will scent your room,

Cherry logs across the dogs,

Smell like flowers in bloom.

 

But ash logs, all smooth and grey,

Burn them green or old;

Buy up all that come your way,

They're worth their weight in gold.