Properties of different Trees as Firewood

[Pappa]

I just found this page and thought some of you might like a look:

http://www.the-tree.org.uk/TreeCultivation&Uses/Firewood/firewood.htm

 

[rich59]

Seems to wax lyrical about ash.

Elder is not as morbid as that, but I find that it has to be pretty old to burn well on its own.

 

[dragonferret]

it does not say much about rowan being the witches tree . also many foresters i know say it's bad luck to cut one down let alone burn it.

 

[gregorach]

Yeah, I've occassionally wondered about that - many "traditional" sources encourage burning the rowan (and forbid burning oak - too useful for the wars against the French). Perhaps it dates from the era when the Church was more active in attempting to suppress native "superstition"? Just a thought...