what's your favourite firewood

[Dorset Hedgelayer]

Anything Ive had out of a hedge and has got 2 ends

[daltontrees]

In seriousness, I've been splitting poplar of late and I've fallen in love. It's the easiest splitting timber I've ever had, and flies through the screw splitter. It might not be the best firewood as an end product, but there is a huge amount to be said for it being incredibly cheap, very easy to process and rapid drying.

 

Jonathan

 

Poplar, including Aspen, is amazing! Wet and heavy off the tree but drying quickly to very light weight. I use it to get the fire going. Poplar has no heartwood, it doesn't have the ability to put on all those tars and phenols and difficult oily things that are a problem for chimneys at lower temperatures. And it leaves (almost) no ash.

[likeitorlumpit]

wood:biggrin:

Honestly don't have a preference. I like the variety.

[TGB]

Oak and Ash for burning - Yew for furniture.

[Steve Bullman]

Had some blackthorn on the go last night.  Burned it on sitemap plenty of times but never inside.  Fantastic wood, burns like coal and chucked out some impressive heat 

 

 

[departed]

Hawthorn is pretty amazing too.

[Matthew Storrs]

Yeah I love hawthorn and blackthorn- burns hot, lasts long and often has interesting flames- not always so nice to split though

[scott83]

Burning some two year old oak this year and have to say it's the best wood I've ever burnt.burns hot and long.Also like yew and hawthorn and beech.

[Cheesy pete]

oak    if i had enough room to be 2 years ahead  for seasoning  but  only just have enough room for 1 year  love the heat and how long well season oak  burns

 

but i also like the instant heat of conifer yes it doesn't last long  but it has some good  heat ! that you then can add some hard wood too 

Edited November 5, 2017 by Cheesy pete

[WesD]

Sycamore for me, easy to split seasons quick and burns well.