kruby01 114 Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Just wondering what peoples views are on the best smelling wood to burn? I'm burning a mix of pine pallets and some silver birch logs. The birch smells a hell of a lot better than the pine, as soon as you chuck a log on you can smell the difference. I live in on the edge of a forest so I'm going to have a wander but just wanted a few ideas of what to look for? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Ash is the one for you, Kruby. Cut a living tree down. Bung it in the stove. F**ker will burn! And the smell of it's quite nice too. And. of course, it's considered a woodland weed. Can't loose, can ye? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stabba 10,745 Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Apple tree..lovely aroma Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kruby01 114 Posted November 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 So ash will burn without being dried/seasoned? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxy 617 Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Most woods will burn fresh. With exceptions such as chestnut and poplar. There are a few more but these will sit in the embers like lumps of stone. Most fruit woods have a good aroma along with beech. I use apple. Beech and ash in the meat smoker. Resinous timbers like pine. Latch and cedar don't burn too well unseasoned and will also clog up your flue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Beech-wood fires burn bright and clear If the logs are kept a year; Store your beech for Christmastide With new-cut holly laid beside; Chestnut's only good, they say, If for years 'tis stored away; Birch and fir-wood burn too fast Blaze too bright and do not last; Flames from larch will shoot up high, Dangerously the sparks will fly; But ash-wood green and ash-wood brown Are fit for a Queen with a golden crown. Oaken logs, if dry and old, Keep away the winter's cold; Poplar gives a bitter smoke, Fills your eyes and makes you choke; Elm-wood burns like churchyard mould, E'en the very flames are cold; It is by the Irish said; Hawthorn bakes the sweetest bread, Apple-wood will scent the room, Pear-wood smells like flowers in bloom; But ash-wood wet and ash-wood dry A King may warm his slippers by. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kruby01 114 Posted November 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 That's actually a really helpful poem! thanks for that! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lanesra 4,007 Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 The Best Wood Too Burn Is FREE ! Cracking Poem Socks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kruby01 114 Posted November 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Well I have unlimited pallets to burn for free but as I said I also live on a forest to anything that's there I can get for free too so fancied something with a nice aroma Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Pine's not great for long term use, it produces a lot of tar (creosote) which will build up in your chimney and be a fire hazard.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ideation 8,217 Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 I once lived in a cabin on top of a snowy mountain in winter. All we had to burn for heating, cooking etc was pine........ We deforested the fecking place! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whippet 99 2,613 Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 I once lived in a cabin on top of a snowy mountain in winter. All we had to burn for heating, cooking etc was pine........ We deforested the fecking place! god would never cause such devastation,.............your not the real god are you....? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,960 Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Ash is the one for you, Kruby. Cut a living tree down. Bung it in the stove. F**ker will burn! And the smell of it's quite nice too. And. of course, it's considered a woodland weed. Can't loose, can ye? Why's that then Pete? I thought ash was a native and quite iconic tree. certainly when I think of British wooland it's there with Oak, Beach, Horse & Sweet chestnuts. Do you mean in Pine woods? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,960 Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 They say Birch burns too fast but that's the advantage of that wood not it's downside imo.... You want to get some instant heat in a room chuck a couple of Birch logs on! I've always liked having the log basket with a mix of Ash/Oak and some Birch. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Alder: Poor in heat and does not last, Apple: Splendid. It bums slowly and steadily when dry, with little flame, but good heat. The scent is pleasing. Ash: Best burning wood; has both flame and heat, and will bum when green, though naturally not as well as when dry. Beech: A rival to ash, though not a close one, and only fair when green. If it has a fault, it is apt to shoot embers a long way. Birch: The heat is good but it burns quickly. The smell is pleasant. Blackthorn Quite one of the best woods. Burns slowly, with good heat and little smoke. Cedar: Good when dry. Full of crackle and snap. It gives little flame but much heat, and the scent is beautiful. Cherry: Burns slowly, with good heat. Another wood with the advantage of scent Chestnut: Mediocre. Apt to shoot embers. Small flame and heating power. Douglas Fir: Poor. Little flame or heat. Elder: Mediocre. Very smoky. Quick burner, with not much heat. Elm: Commonly offered for sale. To bum well it needs to be kept for two years. Even then it will smoke. Very variable fuel. Hawthorn: Burns slowly, with good heat and little smoke. Hazel: Good. Holly: Good, will burn when green, but best when kept a season. Hornbeam: Almost as good as beech. Laburnum: Totally poisonous tree, acrid smoke, taints food and best never used. Larch: Crackly, scented, and fairly good for heat. Laurel: Has brilliant flame. Though have seen some concerns on gases Lime: Poor. Burns with dull flame. Maple: Good. Oak: The novelist’s ‘blazing fire of oaken logs’ is fanciful, Oak is sparse in flame and the smoke is acrid, but dry old oak is excellent for heat, burning slowly and steadily until whole log collapses into cigar-like ash. Pear: A good heat and a good scent. Pine: Burns with a splendid flame, but apt to spit. The resinous Weymouth pine has a lovely scent and a cheerful blue flame. Plane: Burns pleasantly, but is apt to throw sparks if very dry. Plum: Good heat and aromatic. Poplar: Truly awful. Rhododendron: The thick old stems, being very tough, burn well. Robinia (Acacia): Burns slowly, with good heat, but with acrid smoke. Spruce: Burns too quickly and with too many sparks. Sycamore: Burns with a good flame, with moderate heat. Useless green. Thorn: Quite one of the best woods. Burns slowly, with great heat and little smoke. Walnut: Good, and so is the scent. Aromatic wood. Willow: Poor. It must be dry to use, and then it burns slowly, with little flame. Apt to spark. Yew: Last but among the best. Burns slowly, with fierce heat, and the scent is pleasant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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