"Rileyesi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I was quoted cherry firewood vs. "various hardwood" firewood. The cherry
cost
> a little more, so I figured it must be "better".
>
> Any idea why? Does it burn longer or smell better??
>
Firewood dealers know how to chisel, just like everyone else. Some can
stack a "cord" that compacts 30% when you restack it, some take advantage of
the broadleaf definition of hardwood to include bass, aspen, or, as one
jobber in the area was notorious for - black ash, which _never_ dries. Even
willow is a hardwood, but it'll put a fire out.
A pound of wood is a pound of wood. The best is the one with the highest
dry weight, plus or minus a bit of coaling capability.
"Rileyesi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>I was quoted cherry firewood vs. "various hardwood" firewood. The cherry
>cost
> a little more, so I figured it must be "better".
>
> Any idea why? Does it burn longer or smell better??
>
> Thanks.
It makes a nice flavor on smoked chicken. I've never burned any quantity of
it so I don't know how it performs. I'd not pay extra for it for my use in
a wood stove. Maybe a fireplace is different if it looks pretty burning.
Ed
Different woods perform differently as firewood. Check this site out for
some info: <http://www.mb-soft.com/juca/print/firewood.html>
--jeff
[email protected] (Rileyesi) wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> I was quoted cherry firewood vs. "various hardwood" firewood. The
> cherry cost a little more, so I figured it must be "better".
>
> Any idea why? Does it burn longer or smell better??
>
> Thanks.
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 08:04:08 -0500, "George" <george@least> wrote:
>"Rileyesi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> I was quoted cherry firewood vs. "various hardwood" firewood. The cherry
>cost
>> a little more, so I figured it must be "better".
>>
>> Any idea why? Does it burn longer or smell better??
>>
>Firewood dealers know how to chisel, just like everyone else. Some can
>stack a "cord" that compacts 30% when you restack it, some take advantage of
>the broadleaf definition of hardwood to include bass, aspen, or, as one
>jobber in the area was notorious for - black ash, which _never_ dries. Even
>willow is a hardwood, but it'll put a fire out.
>
>A pound of wood is a pound of wood. The best is the one with the highest
>dry weight, plus or minus a bit of coaling capability.
>
we bought a cord of "mixed hardwood" last year from a tree service..
had quite a bit of redwood in it!
Never considered redwood a hardwood OR firewood... it's fire resistant
and tends to char and stop burning, to protect itself from forest
fire..
mac
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"Jeffrey Picciotto" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Different woods perform differently as firewood. Check this site out for
> some info: <http://www.mb-soft.com/juca/print/firewood.html>
>
The website is misleading. It considers only the value of wood for heating
purposes. Cherry is not that good for heating. But it produces a nice
flame, and is good for a decorative fire; which is what most people
(especially those who don't know one wood from another) want.
As I said, black locust is the best stove wood, but it is not so good for a
decorative fire.
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:25:20 +0000 (UTC), Jeffrey Picciotto
<[email protected]> wrote:
great info, Jeff... thanks!
>Different woods perform differently as firewood. Check this site out for
>some info: <http://www.mb-soft.com/juca/print/firewood.html>
>
>--jeff
>
>
>
>[email protected] (Rileyesi) wrote in
>news:[email protected]:
>
>> I was quoted cherry firewood vs. "various hardwood" firewood. The
>> cherry cost a little more, so I figured it must be "better".
>>
>> Any idea why? Does it burn longer or smell better??
>>
>> Thanks.
mac
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On 29 Dec 2004 01:54:33 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>You're burning cherry?!?!?
>...anit talkin to you no more.
>; )
cherry that we get in CA for firewood is all "trim" wood... small
branches that don't even turn well..
mac
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On 29 Dec 2004 01:54:33 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>You're burning cherry?!?!?
>...anit talkin to you no more.
>; )
Some cherry that's grown in wild areas isn't suitable for much else.
Barry
"Rileyesi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I was quoted cherry firewood vs. "various hardwood" firewood. The cherry
>cost
> a little more, so I figured it must be "better".
>
> Any idea why? Does it burn longer or smell better??
>
Depends on what the other wood was. Cherry is pretty good wood for a
fireplace, though mediocre for a wood stove. I have never noticed any smell
from it, but you shouldn't from a properly functioning fireplace or stove.
If the other wood was "mixed hardwoods" then the cherry might have been
worth a premium. Some hardwoods are pretty bad and give you more ash than
fire.
I have 18 acres of oak, sugar maple, cherry and hickory; but when there is
storm I scout neighborhoods with black locust looking for cut up trees.
Black locust is primo for wood stoves and worth the effort.