Common Name Botanic al Name Comment s Grade
Alder Alnus A low quality firewood Grade: 1
Apple Malus
Needs to be seasoned well. Burns well with a pleasant smell
and without sparking/spitting. Grade: 3
Ash Fraxinus
low water content (approx. 50%) and can be split very easily
with an axe. It can be burned green but like all wood is best Grade: 4
Beech Fagus
Beech has a high water content (approx. 90%) so only burns
well when seasoned well. Not as good as Oak. Grade: 3
Birch Betula
Birch is an excellent firewood and will burn unseasoned.
However, it does burn very fast so is best mixed with slower Grade: 3-4
Cedar Cedrus
off a good, lasting heat. Doesn't spit too much and small
pieces can be burned unseasoned Grade: 2
Cherry Prunus
Needs to be seasoned well. Burns well with a pleasant smell
and without spitting. Grade: 2-3
Elm Ulmus
A good firewood but due to its high water content of
approximately 140% (more water than wood!) it must be
seasoned very well. It may need assistance from another
faster burning wood such as Birch to keep it burning well.
However it gives off a good, lasting heat and burns very
slowly. Dutch Elm Disease is producing a constant & plentiful
supply of small dead hedgerow Elm trees of a small diameter.
Larger pieces of wood will prove difficult to split. Grade: 2-3
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus
Allow to season well since the wood is very wet (sappy) when
fresh. Can be difficult to split due to stringy wood fibre. Best
method is to slice into rings and allow to season during the
summer, the rin
lit themselves. Burns fast with
a pleasant smell and without spitting. Grade: 2-3
Hawthorn Crataegus Good firewood. Burns well Grade: 3-4
Hazel Corylus
Excellent firewood. Allow to season. Burns fast but without
spitting Grade: 4
Holly Ilex Can be burnt green. A good firewood Grade: 3
Hornbeam Carpinus Good firewood. Burns well Grade: 3
Horse Chestnut Aesculus A low quality firewood Grade: 2
Larch Larix
Needs to be seasoned well. S
forms an oily soot within chimney's. Grade: 1
Lime Tilia A low quality firewood Grade: 2
Oak Quercus
One of the best firewood's. When seasoned well, it gives off a
good, lasting heat. Burns reasonably slowly. Grade: 4
Pear Pyrus
Needs to be seasoned well. Burns well with a pleasant smell
and without spitting. Grade: 3
Pine Pinus
Needs to be seasoned well. Spits while it burns and forms an
oily soot within chimney's. Grade: 1
Plane Platanus A usable firewood Grade: 3
Poplar Populus Considered a poorer firewood (see comments below) Grade: 1
Rowan
aucuparia Good firewood. Burns well Grade: 3
Spruce Picea A low quality firewood Grade: 2
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