Guide To Burning Qualities Of Wood - BuckMaster 21ZC Manual

GUIDE TO THE DIFFERENT BURNING QUALITIES OF WOOD
Type of
Wood
Apple
Ash
Beech
Birch
Cherry
Cedar
Elm
Hemlock
Hickory
Locust
Maple
Oak
Pine
The Mane Audubon Society recently charted the heat produced by a wood fire. They noted that heat produced by a
wood fire varies greatly with kind of wood burned. Beech is considered best wood for a fire. A cord of well-
seasoned Beech will produce as much heat as 169 gallons of fuel oil; Sugar Maple and Red Oak produce as much
heat as 166 gallons of fuel oil; followed by White Ash 154; American Elm 130; White Birch 124; and White Pine
94.
Ease of Coaling
Starting Qualities
Poor Excellent
Fair Good
Poor Good
Good Excellent
Poor Excellent
Excellent Poor
Fair Good
Good Low
Fair Excellent
Poor Excellent
Poor Excellent
Poor Excellent
Excellent Poor
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Amount of
Sparks
Few
Few
Few
Moderate
Few
Many
Very Few
Many
Moderate
Very Few
Few
Few
Moderate