Types of Firewood

If you are looking for the best type of firewood to use in your fireplace, wood stove, campfire or any other situation where you need to create a fire, you might be wondering whether hardwood or softwood is the better choice. Here we will compare the differences between hardwood and softwood, and explain why hardwood is generally superior for firewood purposes What is hardwood? Hardwood is a category of trees that produce dense wood and have broad leaves that usually shed in the fall.

If you have access to pine trees and wonder if you can use them as firewood, you might have heard different opinions on whether pine is good or bad for burning. In this post I will try to answer this question by looking at the pros and cons of pine firewood, and how to use it safely and efficiently. Pros of Pine Firewood Pine is easy to split and season