
Hearthstone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc.
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Homestead Models #8570F and #8570H
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Wood Heat Value
Common Name
Lb/ cord
MBTU/ cord
High
Osage Orange (Hedge)
4,728
32.9
Hickory, Shagbark
4,327
27.7
Hop Hornbeam (Ironwood)
4,267
27.3
Beech, Blue (Ironwood)
3,890
26.8
Birch, Black
3,890
26.8
Locust, Black
3,890
26.8
Hickory, Bitternut
3,832
26.7
Locust, Honey
3,832
26.7
Apple 4,100
26.5
Mulberry 3,712
25.8
Oak, White
4,012
25.7
Medium High
Beech, European
3,757
24
Maple, Sugar
3,757
24
Oak, Red
3,757
24
Ash, White
3,689
23.6
Birch, Yellow
3,689
23.6
Medium
Juniper, Rocky Mtn
3,150
21.8
Elm, Red
3,112
21.6
Coffeetree, Kentucky
3.112
21.6
Hackberry 3,247
20.8
Tamarack 3,247
20.8
Birch, Gray
3,179
20.3
Birch, White (Paper)
3,179
20.3
Walnut, Black
3,192
20.2
Cherry 3,120
20
Ash, Green
2,880
19.9
Cherry, Black
2,880
19.9
Elm, American
3,052
19.5
Elm, White
3,052
19.5
Sycamore 2,808
19.5
Ash, Black
2,992
19.1
Maple, Red
2,924
18.7
Fir, Douglas
2,900
18.1
Medium Low
Boxelder 2,797
17.9
Alder, Red
2,710
17.2
Pine, Jack
2,669
17.1
Pine, Norway (Red Pine)
2,669
17.1
Pine, Pitch
2,669
17.1
Catalpa 2,360
16.4
Hemlock 2,482
15.9
Spruce, Black
2,482
15.9
Pine, Ponderosa
2,380
15.2
Low
Aspen, American
2,290
14.7
Butternut (Walnut, White)
2,100
14.5
Spruce 2,100
14.5
Willow 2,100
14.5
Fir, Balsam
2,236
14.3
Pine, White (Eastern,
Western)
2,236 14.3
Fir, Concolor (White)
2,104
14.1
Basswood (Linden)
2,108
13.8
Buckeye, Ohio
1,984
13.8
Cottonwood 2,108
13.5
Cedar, White
1,913
12.2
Moisture content also plays a key role in the
performance of your stove. Wood freshly cut from a
living tree (green wood) contains a great deal of
moisture. As you might expect, green wood has
difficulty burning and should be seasoned before
using it in your wood stove. To properly season
green wood: split, stack and allow to air dry for a
period of one year.
Stack the firewood on skids or blocking to keep it off
the ground, cover only the top of the stack. Plastic
or tarps that cover the sides of the stack of wood
trap moisture and prevent the wood from drying. As
for stacking, an old Vermonter said, "The spaces
between the logs should be large enough for a