For those using a woodstove

[dizzyfun]

What part of the country are you in and what kind of wood do you usually burn?

 

[dizzyfun]

I'm in Redmond, Oregon. We mainly have lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine, juniper and almost no hardwood.
The lodgepole is what I burn. Ponderosa has a lot of bark so you don't get as much heat producing wood per cord and juniper doesn't stack worth a darn. Wish the lodgepole produced more BTU's per cord.

 

[SilkySmooth]

I had one at my parents house. We always burned hard woods like oak, hickory, and lots of poplar. Occasionally we'd burn fruit woods (cherry, apple, and peach). We were told to stay away from pine. Pine creates too much creosote which leads to chimney fires. We always burned cheap slab wood from an amish sawmill.

 

[evandood]

We had a franklin stove during the fuel shortages in the 70's, mostly burned oak. Not really good to use long term for kids though, a lot of respiratory problems associated with them. If I ever come into a bit of money I may take the solar plunge.

 

[BladeDE40]

Bay Area, CA...I use almond that we get from the Central Valley...this stuff burns pretty hot!

 

[simon1]

N.E. Texas...usually oak; it's plentiful. Sometimes throw a bit of mesquite on to get the temp. up, as it burns hotter, but usually reserve that for cooking.

 

[jwhite]

I get most of my wood from a guy who gets wood from storm damage, and residential/development tree removal. I get a mix of cherry, hickory, oak, ash, and maple, heavy on the cherry. All are good for BBQ, except maybe ash. I live in a heavily wooded area so wood is pretty cheap and plentiful. Haven't bought propane in a few years.

 

[spindlecone]

Two year dry almond,no bark great amt of heat,when we have a major storm in the santa cruz mountains madrone becomes available,dried it is the best of the best.

 

[OV1kenobi]

N.E. Oklahoma.

What I have on my property. Mostly elm, hackberry and oak from storm damage.

 

[_JP_]

These days in New Jersey it's wood from Pennsylvania. All hickory, oak, or birch. With all of the trees in the backyard there's plenty of kindling from the branches that they drop, if we pick it up all year.

I'm in Redmond, Oregon. We mainly have lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine, juniper and almost no hardwood.
The lodgepole is what I burn. Ponderosa has a lot of bark so you don't get as much heat producing wood per cord and juniper doesn't stack worth a darn. Wish the lodgepole produced more BTU's per cord.

Those evergreens are known to leave a lot of creosote in the chimney.

N.E. Oklahoma.

What I have on my property. Mostly elm, hackberry and oak from storm damage.

What, no pecan? In southwest Oklahoma we had lots of pecan.

 

[OldSaw]

Black walnut for me, none of that cheap stuff.

 

[PatagoniaDave]

North Georgia mountains - red oak
Argentine Patagonia - cyprus

 

[Pkrankow]

I don't heat but I use the fireplace here. (I want to , but that is an issue with SWMBO and the mantle getting removed) I get oak and maple. Pine is OK, but it needs seasoned properly, and I do burn it if I have some.

You can get good answers here:

http://woodheat.org

Phil

 

[FlatFork]

I'm in the peidmont of North Carolina and burn Red Oak, White Oak, and Hickory (Shagbark if I can find it).

 

[Agent8426]

I'm in Cincinnati, Ohio. I burn whatever is on the ground. It's pretty much all hardwood, I'm not to picky. It should be said that I also have a heat pump, and the stove is not the only source of heat.

 

[Nils]

Here in northern Bavaria, most people (me included) burn beech.

 

[JackJ]

Southern Indiana. I'm not too picky, following the sage advice of my woodcutting friend when we're trying to decide if a certain downed tree is worth the trouble: "It'll burn better than snowballs."

I like red oak best as it leaves the least ash in the stove among woods I burn frequently. Tons of poplar around here, and that's my least favorite. But see above.

Jack