FIREWOOD GUIDE
Type of Firewood
Qualities
Sugar (Hard) Maple
- High amount of heat
- Produces little smoke
- Difficult to split
Red (Soft) Maple
- Medium amount of heat
- Burns more quickly than sugar maple
- Less dense than sugar maple
Ash
- High amount of heat
- Burns at a steady rate
- Doesn’t need to be cured as long
Apple
- High amount of heat
- Burns slowly
- Fragrant when burned
Black Cherry
- Medium amount of heat
- Best when cured at least one year
- Burns slowly
- Fragrant when burned
White Birch
- Medium amount of heat
- Burns quickly
- Bark makes good tinder
American Beech
- High amount of heat
- Burns steadily
- Difficult to split
American Elm
- Low amount of heat
- Smokier than other common woods
- Difficult to split
Red Cedar
- Low amount of heat
- Fragrant when burned
- Good for kindling
FIREWOOD GUIDE
Oak
(White Oak, Red Oak)
High amount of heat
Burns slowly
Best when cured at least one year
Sugar (Hard) Maple
High amount of heat
Produces little smoke
Difficult to split
Red (Soft) Maple
Medium amount of heat
Burns quicker than sugar maple
Less dense than sugar maple
Ash
High amount of heat
Burns at a steady rate
Doesn’t need to be cured as long
Apple
High amount of heat
Burns slowly
Fragrant when burned
Black Cherry
Medium amount of heat
Best when cured at least one year
Burns slowly
Fragrant when burned
White Birch
Medium amount of heat
Burns quickly
Bark makes good tinder
American Beech
High amount of heat
Burns steadily
Difficult to split
American Elm
Low amount of heat
Smokier than other common woods
Difficult to split
Red Cedar
Low amount of heat
Fragrant when burned
Good for kindling