It burns clean with no smoke and it throws few sparks.
Is ash a hardwood for burning.
It has a low water content and can be burned green.
Hickory oak black locust to keep the fire going overnight.
Considered one of the best firewoods.
Beech has a high water content so will only burn well when seasoned.
Ash is very dense with its fibres packed close together which means it burns for much longer periods than softwood.
Whether or not wood needs seasoning is rarely ever at issue with any other type of wood apart from ash.
What makes some types of firewood better for burning than others.
It comes down to two factors.
In general hardwoods like oak ash and beech are more difficult to ignite but they last a long time.
Density and water content.
I love to split ash because you can usually split a round in one strike without too much effort.
The trees grow in cool and warm climates on moist well drained soil and in areas that provide enough direct sunlight.
The moral of the story is that ash is great to burn all day but when you put the last log of the day on your fire you may want to choose something else e g.
The wood supplies good heat and splits extremely well.
Ash is a hardwood which means it will burn hotter and will provide the most heat for the weight.
Softwoods like fir pine and cedar make more smoke and therefore more creosote.
Hardwoods are denser woods that burn hotter and longer than softwoods but you ll need to let them season more than a year.
But ash is still a heavy hardwood and it does outperform significantly lighter woods like pine.
And indeed most other hardwoods.
Though it can be burned green like all logs it produces the best heat output when kiln dried.
These woods have the least pitch and sap and are generally cleaner to handle.
Overall ash is an excellent tree for firewood.
The confusion may stem from the fact that ash has roughly 33 percent moisture content.
Hardwood firewood hardwoods such as maple oak ash birch and most fruit trees are the best burning woods that will give you a hotter and longer burn time.
Ash is very user friendly and depending on who you ask is often a top choice for anyone who burns firewood.
A lore has developed around ash to suggest that it is acceptable to burn it while it is still green.
Ash has a very good energy density providing 2926kwh per cubic metre when burned at 20 moisture.