What sort of wood is this? (Burning in fireplace)

[txtimetravler]

Looks like Spanish oak

[sticknstring]

I don’t think it’s elm. elm has a “wavy” cord to it.
Don’t want to burn cedar and that is not cedar.

[cwill]

Looks like well seasoned pin oak to me.

[sqiggy]

Blackjack oak. Burns hot and will leave a creosote residue.
At least that’s what I’ve been told.

[Etxnoodler]

Water Oak


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Don’t know about cedar but most conifers leave a lot of creosote and can cause a fire.

[Easttxbowman]

Don't burn pine in fireplaces u less you have to. As mentioned it leaves residue in the chimney and needs to be swept

[mmlreiner]

Well it’s burning pretty clean compared to my regular oak. No smell, not much smoke, I checked into water oak and it said it’s great to use for fireplaces.

Either way, I’ll burn a creosote buster log as soon as I get one available.


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[Pstraw]

Some flavor of oak. Color says red but bark says pin oak.

[flywise]

Well it’s burning pretty clean compared to my regular oak. No smell, not much smoke, I checked into water oak and it said it’s great to use for fireplaces.

Either way, I’ll burn a creosote buster log as soon as I get one available.


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Good deal

[Texas452]

I burn post oak , pin oak,elm,hackberry but never pine or cedar.
If a tree dies or blows over I cut it up
The main thing is to make sure it is cured.
I’ve found that elm puts out good heat it resembles mesquite after being split up.

[mmlreiner]

Also, it burns really hot and slow too. I have 1/2 cord of it lol. Just won’t roast a marshmallow over it just incase.


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[S-3 Ranch]

Any one burn honey locust ? Just read it a awesome fire wood, but I hear people say it has some heavy thorns, ( we don’t have any out here)

[TXBRASS]

Well it’s burning pretty clean compared to my regular oak. No smell, not much smoke, I checked into water oak and it said it’s great to use for fireplaces.

Either way, I’ll burn a creosote buster log as soon as I get one available.


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We have a ton of water oak at my family’s place in Lavaca County. It’s become my go-to for firewood for both the fire pit and the BBQ. It’s easy to cut, easy to split, dries/cures fairly fast, burns consistent temp for Q and is very mild in the smoke taste department which is what me and the family like. My grandparents always called them pin-oaks, but after a cousins got her masters in Forestey from ATM we were corrected and told they were actually “water oaks”....


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[mmlreiner]

We have a ton of water oak at my family’s place in Lavaca County. It’s become my go-to for firewood for both the fire pit and the BBQ. It’s easy to cut, easy to split, dries/cures fairly fast, burns consistent temp for Q and is very mild in the smoke taste department which is what me and the family like. My grandparents always called them pin-oaks, but after a cousins got her masters in Forestey from ATM we were corrected and told they were actually “water oaks”....


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So what you’re saying is......pull out the marshmallows!!!

Lol


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[hpdrifter]

I don’t know if any wood is unsafe but I’ve heard that cedar and pine might leave a residue in the chimney that over time could cause a fire

thought elm was a popper also. make sure to have a screen, just in case.