Different types of firewood
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What types of wood do you guys burn? This seasoned white oak sure does burn nice.
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When I used to cut, split and burn a bunch I kept a list of species by milli9n BTU per cord in the truck. If you're going to do the work it pays to know where you get the best bang for the buck.
Trying to paste a link but my phone is being goofy. Just google BTU per cord of wood.
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Sgt Fury
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Oak, hickory and cherry. Pine every now and then just for the aroma, but it’ll F up your chimney with creosote if used a lot.
research by University of Georgia says the pine issue is a myth, the issue is cold or low temperature fires.
I burn whatever hardwood I have access to. Largely Ash for the last 10 years because there is such a glut of it, but I have mostly oak and pignut hickory now. If I could choose, I would burn nothing but Osage, hickory, and oak in that order.
I take what is free. Prefer Hickory, oak, walnut. Plenty of ash available and it seems everyone around here has silver maples cut down and I end up with the free wood to save them some money on having it hauled away. It isn't ideal but is perfect in March or October when the temps aren't as frigid. I'll take anything but cottonwood.
Bighoun52
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Ive burnt 95 percent ash since the bore went through. Sad to say but its almost at an end. The trees that are standing are rotting in this area. Maybe only a season or two left good logs are getting harder to find. Ill return to the oak hickory and locusts after that, just need more curing time and more frequent chain sharpening.
Got spoiled with the ash around here, no dry time and it was abundant. I just fell the last 2 on my property a couple weekends ago, back to letting oak and cherry season for a year. 
Cut up a dead tree that a family member had cut down, and the boys wanted to split it the old fashioned way. They did pretty good, then they tired some green wood that was also cut down. They wood is like bouncing the axe off a rubber ball.
I have access to big sweet gum tree, I know it is a pain to split, but have any of you guys used it for firewood
Bigcountry40
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When I lived NC I cut down a few free for a buddy and sold it. Never had a complaint from the buyer