What type of wood gives off the best heat and burns longest in a wood stove?

Answer 1

We prefer oak. It also doesn't have the pine tar that, if the flue is not cleaned regularly, could cause a flash fire.

Answer 2

I was a wood stove all winter , only source of heat(to cheap to turn on electric), I burn oak maple, but the best i found is iron wood, very hot and lasts, if you can get it burn it, but DO NOT FILL YOUR FIREPLACE UP RIGHT FULL OF IT, safe burning,,,

Answer 3

hard woods burn the longest , but are harder to get going and need more heat to keep them going, cedar is the easiest to light and burns hot but fast. fir is the neatest for the snapping and popping and really good pitch explosions. Pine is an easy lighting soft ,sometimes pitchy wood but it burns fast too. I like burning 3-4 inch fir branches after you get the fire started ,cause there generally denser and burn longer.

Answer 4

Basically, burn ONLY hardwood. The harder the wood the longer the fire will last, more heat given off, and less sooty smoke produced.

Answer 5

Ironwood burns hot as heck and lasts a long time. Its so dense that if you put it in water it will sink. It grows wild here.

Answer 6

Don't believe any of them. Dried seasoned Locust burns the hottest and holds fire the longest.

Answer 7

In Texas we use oak. It has always worked well for us down here.

Answer 8

oak or walnut or hickory