SUPPLYING FIREWOOD TO THE CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND

We have 30+ years of logging/forestry experience so we can also fell and process wood lots. Please contact us to discuss.

Well-seasoned firewood burns hotter, more cleanly, and lights more easily then greener wetter wood. Put simply, saying that wood has been “seasoned” means that it has been left out to dry for a long period of time, so the moisture from the tree cells and its sap have evaporated from the wood.

Each wood has its own characteristics and vary in terms of how easily they are to light, how much heat they put out, how fast or slow the wood burns, and how sparky the wood is.

Blue Gum:

Blue gum or Eucalyptus is a very hot burning firewood. It sometimes takes longer to dry but burns very hot. It is often better to use blue gum in combination with other firewood to keep your fire burning well. Blue gum has the best heat output of all firewood. 

Douglas fir:

Probably the best conifer for firewood, Douglas fir has a medium heating value and does not produce too much ash. Older trees are easy to split and easy to start. Fir does produce a moderate amount of sparking.

Larch:

The higher density Larch is suitable to burn in most closed log burners. It lights easily and burns longer and hotter than the softer pine however mixes well with all woods. It is not suitable for open fires and the resin content in the Larch does make it spit a lot. A good all round wood.

Hotmix – Poplar with Blue gum:

Soft woods such as poplar and willow are very porous and light. They give a great roaring flame and can be excellent at starting a fire but they don’t last long and you may end up constantly fuelling your fire. Our hotmix is a combination of hard and slow burning wood. It is our most common wood as it provides fast starting and a long burning fire.  

Native block wood:

Difficult to source and superior of all firewoods, Native burns hot and long. Ideal for mixing.

Basically in a purpose built  firewood area with a good throughput of air.

This would suffice very much in the short term but not for a long term solution.

It will continue to dry albeit very slowly, ideally it should be kept in a covered over firewood area where it will dry much better with a throughput of air to it