Does green firewood have more energy than dry firewood?

Question

Does green firewood give more heat than seasoned firewood

Answer 1

for the word "energy" and not "fire" I think that's right!
cos green woods have more materials for making energy.
but a dry just is dried! good fiering, but not more energy...
I hope you understand what I mean.

Answer 2

Green firewood has a higher water content than dry firewood. Therefore, the usable heat from dry firewood is greater. Much energy is wasted boiling off the water from a wet log before it can properly take fire and start contributing to the fire.

Answer 3

Absolutely not. Matter of fact burning green firewood is what gradually plugs up the ol' chimney with creosote, then you'll have to pay for a chimney sweep job or a fire.
Always burn clean, dry firewood. You'll have less problems. If you want more heat try using hardwoods like oak, hickory, or walnut for example. They burn slower and longer. Softwoods burn faster and in turn give off less heat.

Answer 4

Techincally, yes. However, the "greenness" is moisture, which will have to evaporate before the logs can reach the most efficient burn. The result is that the heat of the fire is used to boil the water, and this reduces the amount of heat radiated from the fire.

Answer 5

Dont know about heat from greenfirewood but your going to get a hell of alot of smoke.