Woodburning Info.

Woodburning Information.

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Burning Qualities of Different Woods
SPECIES	EASE OF STARTING	ASH BED	SPARKS	FRAGRANCE
Apple	Poor	Excellent	Few	Excellent
Ash	Fair	Good	Few	Slight
Beech	Poor	Good	Few	Slight
Birch White	Good	Good	Moderate	Slight
Cherry	Poor	Excellent	Few	Excellent
Cedar	Excellent	Poor	Many	Good
Elm	Fair	Good	Very Few	Fair
Hemlock	Good	Low	Many	Good
Hickory	Fair	Excellent	Moderate	Slight
Locusts Black	Poor	Excellent	Very Few	Slight
Maple Sugar	Poor	Excellent	Few	Good
Oak Red	Poor	Excellent	Few	Fair
Pine	Excellent	Poor	Moderate	Good

Heating Information For Different Woods

Species	Density (lbs per cubic ft)	Weight Per Cord (lbs)	BTU's Per Cord (millions)
Hickory	50.9	4327	27.7
Apple	48.7	4100	26.5
White Oak	47.2	4012	25.7
Sugar Maple	44.2	3757	24
Red Oak	44.2	3757	24
Beech	44.2	3757	24
Yellow Birch	43.4	3689	23.6
White Ash	43.4	3689	23.6
Hackberry	38.2	3247	20.8
Tamarack	38.2	3247	20.8
Paper Birch	37.4	3179	20.3
Cherry	36.7	3121	20
Elm	35.9	3052	19.5
Black Ash	35.2	2992	19.1
Red Maple	34.4	2924	18.7
Boxelder	32.9	2797	17.9
Jack Pine	31.4	2669	17.1
Norway Pine	31.4	2669	17.1
Hemlock	29.2	2482	15.9
Black Spruce	29.2	2482	15.9
Ponderosa Pine	28	2380	15.2
Aspen	27	2290	14.7
White Pine	26.3	2236	14.3
Balsam Fir	26.3	2236	14.3
Cottonwood	24.8	2108	13.5
Basswood	24.8	2108	13.5

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