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Homeowners should know something about the firewood they buy and the right questions to ask.
Mark C. Vodak, Extension forestry specialist at Virginia Tech, said the first thing to do in buying firewood is to determine its type.
In general, hardwoods are more desirable than softwoods, because the latter increases creosote build-up due to the larger amounts of resin in them. Softwoods also have a lower heating value than many hardwood species.
Heavier hardwoods, such as oak, hickory, beach and ash, have a higher heat value than lighter woods, such as white pine, elm, yellow popular and basswood.
Hickory, black locust, apple, white oak and beech are individual species with higher heating values per cord. When buying firewood, it helps to determine how much of the wood is composed of these hardwoods.
Firewood is sold by several different measures, so buyers should start comparing prices unless they are sure that each price is for an identical amount of wood, i Firewood most commonly is sold by the cord, face cord and load. A standard cord is
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