So many responses for wood that doesn't exist out here where I'm at! Soooo::
Primarily Aspen and Pinon Pine. Pinon as my "hard wood", using it for overnight, and Aspen to start with or during those "warm stove" days, where you don't need a lot. Have burned Spruce but don't care for it for the house- it would gum up the pipe pretty bad, even with liquidy creosote coming from the pipe seams! Will use it out in the shop stove though as that stove is a Logwood and burns fast and hot.
I really like either Alligator Juniper or Shaggy Bark Juniper but seldom cut either because of distance to get to decent stands. Cut some alligator this year though from the Wallow Fire area since it's close. Same with oak, usually have to travel a good ways to find it so not worth it.
I sell lots of Aspen each year to customers. Pretty popular here, easy to cut, plentiful, pretty easy to split (unless wet sometimes).
Zogger said it in 400 words or so. I'll say it only a few: Ash is overall the best firewood that anyone can cut, split, and burn.
I think ash burns like crap, wet or dry
Yup, ash is my favorite. There is an old poem that has a line that goes "Ash wood wet or ash wood dry a king shall warm his slippers by. Always remembered that line.
Personally i have never heard of half the trees you guys talk about but here in New Zealand the most common is macrocarpa, blue gum and pine
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