Wood for the fireplace – which one to choose?

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Firewood for a fireplace must meet certain requirements and is different from traditional wood used for burning in heating boilers. In such a stove, softwood, wood with insects, as well as bark, sawdust or even waste can be burned. The wood used for burning in the fireplace must be carefully selected.

Hardwoods with high calorific value and low moisture content are recommended for free-standing fireplaces and stoves. However, softwood is not used, because it contains a lot of resin, which shoots when burned and causes great pollution of the fireplace and chimney. Consider this before you decide to buy firewood .

Hardwood has a compact structure, which means it is much heavier and more caloric. These types of trees include: hornbeam, beech, oak, birch, maple, ash, acacia, elm, hawthorn, rowan and fruit trees such as plum, apple, pear, cherry. Softwoods include linden, gray alder, willow, poplar, aspen and chestnut. It is lighter and less caloric.