Species	General remarks	Type of wood	Ease of starting	Amount of heat	Aroma	Sparks	Heavy smoke	Coaling quality	Easy to split	Pounds per cord (air dry)	Heat per cord (million BTU)
Alder	Fair	Hard	Fair	Low	Slight	Few	No	Fair	Yes	2300	11
Apple	Excellent	Fruit	Poor	High	Excellent	Few	No	Excellent	Yes	3900	27
Ash, black	Good	Hard	Good	High	Slight	Few	No	Good	Yes	2900	20
Ash, white	Excellent	Hard	Fair	High	Slight	Few	No	Good	Yes	3400	23
Aspen	Fair	Hard	Good	Low	Slight	Few	Medium	Good	Yes	2100	15
Avocado	Fair	Fruit	Good	Low	Slight	Few	No	Poor	Yes	2100	15
Basswood	Fair	Hard	Poor	Low	Slight	Few	Medium	Poor	Yes	2100	15
Beech	Excellent	Hard	Poor	High	Slight	Few	No	Good	Yes	3900	27
Birch, black	Excellent	Hard	Good	High	Slight	Moderate	No	Good	Yes	3900	27
Birch, gray	Good	Hard	Good	High	Slight	Moderate	No	Good	Yes	2900	20
Birch, white	Good	Hard	Good	High	Slight	Moderate	No	Good	Yes	2900	20
Birch, yellow	Excellent	Hard	Good	High	Slight	Moderate	No	Good	Yes	3400	23
Box elder	Fair	Hard	Fair	Medium	Slight	Few	No	Good	Yes	2300	11
Butternut	Fair	Hard	Fair	Medium	Slight	Few	No	Fair	Yes	2100	15
Catalpa	Poor	Hard	Poor	Low	Slight	Few	No	Poor	Yes	1600	11
Cedar, red	Good	Soft	Excellent	Medium	Good	Many	Medium	Poor	Yes	2900	20
Cedar, white	Fair	Soft	Excellent	Medium	Good	Many	Medium	Poor	Yes	2100	15
Cherry	Good	Fruit	Poor	Low	Excellent	Few	No	Excellent	Yes	2800	20
Chestnut	Poor	Hard	Fair	Medium	Slight	Many	Medium	Fair	Yes	2500	18

Species	General remarks	Type of wood	Ease of starting	Amount of heat	Aroma	Sparks	Heavy smoke	Coaling quality	Easy to split	Pounds per cord (air dry)	Heat per cord (million BTU)
Citrus	Excellent	Soft	Good	High	Excellent	Few	No	Good	No	3700	25
Cottonwood	Fair	Hard	Fair	Low	Slight	Few	Medium	Fair	Yes	2100	15
Cypress	Fair	Soft	Fair	Low	Fair	Few	Medium	Fair	Yes	2300	11
Dogwood	Excellent	Hard	Good	High	Fair	Few	No	Good	Yes	3900	27
Elm	Fair	Hard	Fair	Medium	Slight	Few	Medium	Good	No	3000	20
Eucalyptus	Fair	Hard	Poor	Medium	Pungent	Many	Medium	Fair	No	2400	17
Fir, balsam	Fair	Soft	Good	Low	Slight	Moderate	Medium	Poor	Yes	2100	15
Fir, Douglas	Fair	Soft	Good	Medium	Slight	Few	Yes	Fair	Yes	2500	18
Fir, true	Fair	Soft	Excellent	Medium	Slight	Few	Medium	Fair	Yes	2200	16
Gum	Fair	Hard	Fair	Medium	Slight	Few	Medium	Fair	No	2900	20
Hackberry	Fair	Hard	Fair	Medium	Slight	Few	No	Fair	No	2900	20
Hemlock	Fair	Soft	Good	Medium	Good	Few	Medium	Poor	No	2100	15
Hickory	Excellent	Hard	Fair	High	Slight	Moderate	No	Excellent	Yes	3900	27
Hop Hornbeam	Excellent	Hard	Fair	High	Slight	Few	Few	Excellent	No	3900	27
Ironwood	Excellent	Hard	Poor	High	Slight	Few	No	Excellent	No	4400	30
Juniper	Fair	Soft	Good	Medium	Good	Moderate	Medium	Good	No	2700	15
Larch	Fair	Soft	Excellent	Medium	Good	Many	Medium	Fair	Yes	2900	20
Locust	Excellent	Hard	Poor	High	Slight	Few	No	Excellent	No	3900	27
Magnolia	Good	Hard	Fair	Medium	Good	Few	No	Good	Yes	2900	20

Species	General remarks	Type of wood	Ease of starting	Amount of heat	Aroma	Sparks	Heavy smoke	Coaling quality	Easy to split	Pounds per cord (air dry)	Heat per cord (million BTU)
Maple, hard	Excellent	Hard	Fair	High	Good	Few	No	Excellent	Yes	3800	26
Maple, soft	Good	Hard	Fair	Medium	Slight	Few	No	Good	Yes	3200	19
Mulberry	Good	Fruit	Fair	Medium	Good	Few	No	Fair	No	3400	23
Oak, black	Excellent	Hard	Fair	High	Fair	Few	No	Excellent	Yes	3600	24
Oak, red	Excellent	Hard	Fair	High	Fair	Few	No	Excellent	Yes	3600	24
Oak, white	Excellent	Hard	Fair	High	Fair	Few	No	Excellent	Yes	3900	27
Osage orange	Excellent	Hard	Poor	High	Slight	Few	No	Excellent	No	4100	29
Peach	Good	Fruit	Fair	Medium	Excellent	Few	No	Fair	Yes	3800	26
Pear	Excellent	Fruit	Fair	High	Excellent	Few	No	Fair	Yes	3800	26
Pecan	Excellent	Hard	Good	High	Slight	Few	No	Good	Yes	3800	26
Persimmon	Excellent	Fruit	Fair	High	Good	Few	No	Excellent	No	3900	27
Pine, ponderosa	Fair	Soft	Excellent	Low	Excellent	Many	Medium	Poor	Yes	2500	19
Pine, sugar	Fair	Soft	Excellent	Low	Excellent	Many	Medium	Poor	Yes	2300	12
Pine, white	Fair	Soft	Excellent	Low	Excellent	Many	Medium	Poor	Yes	2100	13
Pine, yellow	Good	Soft	Excellent	High	Excellent	Many	Yes	Fair	Yes	2900	20
Pinyon	Good	Soft	Good	Medium	Fair	Moderate	Yes	Fair	No	2800	16
Plum	Excellent	Fruit	Fair	High	Excellent	Few	No	Excellent	Yes	3900	27
Poplar	Poor	Hard	Fair	Low	Slight	Many	Medium	Poor	Yes	2100	15
Redwood	Fair	Soft	Fair	Low	Slight	Few	Medium	Poor	Yes	2200	11

Species	General remarks	Type of wood	Ease of starting	Amount of heat	Aroma	Sparks	Heavy smoke	Coaling quality	Easy to split	Pounds per cord (air dry)	Heat per cord (million BTU)
Sassafras	Good	Hard	Poor	Medium	Excellent	Few	No	Fair	No	2900	20
Spruce	Fair	Soft	Excellent	Medium	Good	Many	Medium	Poor	Yes	2100	16
Sycamore	Fair	Hard	Fair	Medium	Slight	Few	Medium	Poor	No	2900	20
Walnut	Good	Hard	Fair	High	Good	Few	No	Good	Yes	3400	23
Willow	Fair	Hard	Good