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Table 2
– List of types of firewood that may be used in SOLZAIMA fires, their geographical
distribution and calorific value/reactions.
(+): most availability from firewood sellers
Common
Name
Scientific
name
Distribution
(total: 18 districts)
Characteristics
Smoke
Heat
Lighting
Combustion
Speed
Hardness
Pine
Pinus
Europe, except
Finland; Northern
Sweden and
Norway.
Little
High
Easy
Fast
Soft
Cork Oak
(+)
Quercus
suber
Southern Europe
Little
Very
High
Easy
Regular
Hard
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptu
s
Mediterranean
Region
Lot
Regu
lar
Difficult
Slow
Hard
Holm Oak
(+)
Quercus
ilex
Southern Europe
Little
Very
High
Difficult
Slow
Hard
Olive tree
Olea
Mediterranean
Region
Little
Very
High
Difficult
Slow
Hard
Oak
Quercus
Across Europe
Little
High
Difficult
Slow
Hard
Ash
Fraxinus
Across Europe
Regula
r
High
Difficult
Slow
Hard
Birch
Betula
Across Europe
Little
Very
High
Easy
Fast
Soft
Beech
Fagus
Europe, except
Iberian Peninsula
and Northern
Europe, including
United Kingdom.
Little
High
Difficult
Slow
Hard
Elm
Ulmus
Across Europe
Regula
r
High
Difficult
Slow
Hard
Maple
Acer
Across Europe
Little
Regu
lar
Regular
Slow
Soft
Poplar
Populus
Across Europe
Little
High
Easy
Fast
Soft
Chestnut
Castanea
Across Europe
Regula
r
High
Difficult
Slow
Hard