FIREWOODS
Campfire Qualities of Various Woods
| WOOD |
FIRE RATING: |
VALUE AS: |
|
REMARKS |
| Green |
Dead and Dry |
Tinder |
Kindling |
Fuel |
| HARDWOODS |
| Hickory |
Very good |
Excellent |
|
X |
X |
"Best" |
| Oak-white |
|
Very good |
|
Twigs |
X |
|
| Oak-black |
|
Excellent |
|
Twigs |
X |
Fine coals |
| Oak-red |
Poor |
Good |
|
Twigs |
X |
|
| Ash-white |
Very good |
Good |
|
|
X |
|
| Dogwood |
|
Very good |
|
|
X |
|
| Beech |
Fair |
Good |
|
Twigs |
X |
|
| Sugar maple |
Fair |
Very good |
|
Twigs |
X |
|
| Elm-American |
|
Fairly good |
|
Twigs |
X |
|
| Cherry |
|
Fair to good |
|
|
X |
|
| Birch-yellow |
Very good |
Good |
Bark |
X |
X |
|
| Birch-white |
Poor to fair |
Good |
Bark |
X |
X |
|
| Ironwood |
|
Very good |
|
Twigs |
X |
|
| Sycamore |
No good |
Fair to good |
|
|
X |
|
| |
| SOFTWOODS |
| Pine-white |
No good |
Fairly good |
|
X |
X |
Soot |
| Pine--Norway |
|
Fairly good |
|
X |
|
Soot |
| Pine-pitch |
|
Fairly good |
|
X |
|
Full of soot |
| Balsam fir |
No good |
Fair to good |
|
Twigs |
|
Crackler |
| Spruce |
|
Fair |
Twigs |
X |
X |
Crackler |
| Hemlock |
|
Fair to good |
Twigs |
X |
Bark |
Spitfire |
| Cedar-red |
|
Fairly good |
Bark |
X |
|
Spitfire |
| Cedar-arbor vitae |
|
Good |
Bark |
X |
|
Spitfire |
| Tamarack |
No good |
Fair to good |
|
X |
X |
Spitfire |
| Maple-red |
Fair |
Good |
|
X |
X |
|
| Tulip |
No good |
Fair |
|
X |
X |
|
| Poplar (general) |
Poor |
Very good |
Bark |
X |
X |
No coals |
| Sassafras |
No good |
Fair |
|
Twigs |
X |
Spitfire |
|