FIREWOOD GUIDE
Type of Firewood
Qualities
Sugar (Hard) Maple
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sugar-maple-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
- High amount of heat
- Produces little smoke
- Difficult to split
Red (Soft) Maple
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/red-maple-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
- Medium amount of heat
- Burns more quickly than sugar maple
- Less dense than sugar maple
Ash
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ash-cherry-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
- High amount of heat
- Burns at a steady rate
- Doesn’t need to be cured as long
Apple
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/apple-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
- High amount of heat
- Burns slowly
- Fragrant when burned
Black Cherry
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/black-cherry-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
- Medium amount of heat
- Best when cured at least one year
- Burns slowly
- Fragrant when burned
White Birch
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/white-birch-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
- Medium amount of heat
- Burns quickly
- Bark makes good tinder
American Beech
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/beech-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
- High amount of heat
- Burns steadily
- Difficult to split
American Elm
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/elm-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
- Low amount of heat
- Smokier than other common woods
- Difficult to split
Red Cedar
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cedar-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
- Low amount of heat
- Fragrant when burned
- Good for kindling
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Oak
(White Oak, Red Oak)
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/oak-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
High amount of heat
Burns slowly
Best when cured at least one year
Sugar (Hard) Maple
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sugar-maple-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
High amount of heat
Produces little smoke
Difficult to split
Red (Soft) Maple
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/red-maple-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
Medium amount of heat
Burns quicker than sugar maple
Less dense than sugar maple
Ash
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ash-cherry-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
High amount of heat
Burns at a steady rate
Doesn’t need to be cured as long
Apple
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/apple-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
High amount of heat
Burns slowly
Fragrant when burned
Black Cherry
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/black-cherry-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
Medium amount of heat
Best when cured at least one year
Burns slowly
Fragrant when burned
White Birch
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/white-birch-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
Medium amount of heat
Burns quickly
Bark makes good tinder
American Beech
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/beech-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
High amount of heat
Burns steadily
Difficult to split
American Elm
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/elm-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
Low amount of heat
Smokier than other common woods
Difficult to split
Red Cedar
![](https://foxriverhomeimprovements.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cedar-fox-river-chimney.jpg)
Low amount of heat
Fragrant when burned
Good for kindling