Hearthstone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc
®
Shelburne Model 8371
C
HOOSING
F
IREWOOD
Your Shelburne Wood Heater is designed to only
burn natural firewood - also known as cordwood.
CAUTION: DO NOT USE CHEMICALS OR
FLAMMABLE FLUIDS SUCH AS GASOLINE,
NAPHTHA, KEROSENE, CHARCOAL LIGHTER
FLUID OR ENGINE OIL TO START A FIRE. DO
NOT USE CHARCOAL, PELLETS, COAL,
ARTIFICIAL LOGS OR ANY OTHER MATERIALS
AS FUEL; THEY ARE NOT SAFE. DO NOT BURN
GARBAGE.
The quality of your firewood directly affects heat
output, duration of burn and performance of your
stove. Softwoods generally burn hotter and faster,
while hardwoods burn longer and produce better
coals. Density and moisture content are two critical
factors to consider when purchasing wood for your
stove.
The following is a list of some wood species and
their relative BTU (British Thermal Unit) content. The
higher the BTU content, the longer the burn.
Firewood with higher BTUs is generally ideal for a
wood stove.
Wood Heat Value: Sorted By Btu
Content
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
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