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Spruce, pine and fir are all soft woods, and tend to have too high a sap content to burn in a wood stove. The higher sap content translates into greater creosote production in your chimney and can lead to a fire. Stick to harder woods. They burn longer with more heat produced and a cleaner chimney.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoWillow is on the poor end of the wood to burn. It burns slow without a lot of heat and it is apt to spark. If you use willow, mix it in with a better burning wood.
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Is Sitka Spruce a good firewood for the home?
Fir and pine trees make good kindling for starting a fire but the pitch of this kind of wood creates more creosolt buildup which can cause your chimney or stove pipe to catch on fire. An occasional fire of pine wood is beautiful and aromatic, but short lived. Hardwoods such as maple or oak burn slower and heat better. Personally, I would never burn spruce in a home fireplace or stove. You do not want any creosote buildup.
Is fir hard wood?
No, Fir is a softwood.
Can you burn green wood in your wood stove?
It is best to burn oak, maple, ash, or some other hardwood. What you are really after is something that has a lot of heat output and very little smoke. You can burn coal in a stove that is specifically designed for it - don't assume a wood stove is, because it can burn through the stove. Don't burn trash or plastic in a wood stove. --- According to the University of Idaho: "All wood stoves should have sturdy legs, providing at least 4 inches, and preferably 8 to 10 inches, of air space between stove bottom and floor. Glass windows in wood stoves should be special safety glass designed to withstand thermal shock. A stove designed to burn wood only should not be used to burn coal. Some stoves are designed to burn either. The excessive heat of coal will soon burn out the grate or bottom of a stove designed for wood only. Burn manufactured logs only in an open fireplace they contain wax that burns dangerously hot. "
Can you burn Sugargum wood in a fireplace?
Various gum trees make for fairly decent fireword. Not as good as oak or hickory, but better than cottonwood pine or fir. Many species of gum are a pain to split, but once split burn OK.
Is fir a hardwood?
Fir, and other pine trees are considered soft woods. fir is soft wood and is cheaper than hard wood.
What is fir wood used for?
Fir wood is usually light and soft but is sometimes used for interior finishing and for crates and boxes.
What is the definition fir burn?
first of all definition is NOT spelled like that, definition is spelled definition and second the definition for fir burn is:fir burn means portible computer.
Is wood from Aspen trees good to burn?
Fair. Splits well, burns easily, not a lot of heat. But when I lived in Colorado, you had a choice of Aspen or Fir/ Spruce- and Aspen was the better of the two. Heat output is about 60% of white oak.
Is Douglas Fir suitable for burning an air tight stove?
yes but it has to be dried for about three years... then it will burn quickly, giving off medium heat... but the resin will be a problem if you don't clean your chimney regularly.
Is there a lot of creosote in poplar wood?
Not a lot compared to softwoods, such as pine or fir- but there is also not a lot of heat value in poplar- you will burn a LOT of poplar for a little heat.
Is Douglas fir hard wood or soft wood?
There are at least five different trees classed as Douglas Firs. Pseudotsuga menziesii the Oregon Douglas Fir. P.macrocarpa the Large Coned Douglas Fir. P.japonica the Japanese Douglas Fir. P. caesia the Fraser River Douglas Fir and P. glauca the Blue Douglas Fir none of them are true firs the difference being that the cones are pendulous and drop intact. Pseudotsuga means pseudo , false, tsuga , hemlock.
What colour is fir wood?
Very light brown.
