EASTERN TREES	EASTERN TREES	EASTERN TREES
Type of tree-Density-comments	Type of tree-Density-comments	Type of tree-Density-comments
American Beech-52-Hard to split. slow burning	American Linden-30-Very soft. poor fuel	Arborvita-23-Easy to split, Aromatic
American Rowan-4O-Easy to spill, fair fuel, aromaticE	Basket Oak-61-Slow burning, good fuel	Black Ash-47-Easy to split, good fuel
Big Rhododendron-47-Not need to sp~it. good fuel	Black Cherry-42-Expensive, easy to split. good fuel	Black Gum-47-Can't split. fair fuel
Blue Ash-54-Easy to split. gooct fuel	Black Haw-62-Not need to split. goori fuel	Blackjack Oak- 54-Easy to split. good fuel
Black Locust-58-Easy to split good fuel	Black Oak-Si-Easy to split. good fuel	Black Walnul-47-Easy to split, fair fuel
Box Elder-32-Easy to split, fair fuel	Broom Hickory-65-Hard to split, good fuel. slow burning-E	Bur Oak-55-Hard to Spill, good fuel
Butternut-30-Easy to split fast burning	Canada Plum-51-Easy to split good fuel	Cherry Birch-51-Difficult to Split good fuel
Chinquapin Oak-64-Difficult to split excellent fuel	Common Juniper-31-Aromatic resinous fast burning	Cork Elm-52-Hard to split, good fuel
Cottonwood-32-Easy to split, fast burning. poor fuel	Cucumber Tre~34-Easy to split, fair fuel	Eastern Hemlock-3~Easy to split. resinous fast burning
Eastern lronwood-60-Not need to split slow burning	Eastern Red Cedar-36-Easy to split resinous fast burning	Eastern White Oak-57-Easy to split slow burning good fuel
Flowering Dogwood-60-Not need to split excellent fuel	Fringe Tree-48-No need to split good fuel	Gray Birch-42-Easy to split good fuel
Hackberry-41-Easy to split good fuel	Honey Locust-52-Slow burning, excellent fuel	Hop Tree-6l-No need to split excellent fuel
Jack Pine-35-Easy to split resinous fast burning	Loblolly Pine-45-Easy to split resinous fast burning	Magnolia-40-Easy to split fair fuel
Northern Balsam-31-Easy to Split resinous fast burning	Northern Red Oak-50-Difficult to split good fuel	Ohio Buckeye-33-Easy to Split fair fuel
Paper Birch-47-Easy to Split bark is good starter	Pecan-54-Difficult to split aromatic	Persimmon-62-Not need to split excellent fuel
Pin Cherry-37-Easy to split aromatic fair fuel	Pin Oak-51-Excellent fuel slow burning	Pitch Pine-41-Easy to split resinous fast burning
Pocosin Pine-45-Easy to split resinous fast burning	Post Oak-62-Slow burning excellent fuel	Red Ash-47-Easy to split good fuel
Redbud-46-Easy to split slow burning	Red Haw-60-No need to split, excellent fuel	Red Maple-45-Easy to split good fuel
Red Pine-39-Easy to split resinous fast burning	Red Spruce-32-Easy to Split resinous fast burning	River Birch-32-Easy to split resinous fast burning
Sassafras-38-Easy to Split fair fuel	Scarlet Oak-50-Easy to split excellent fuel	Shadbush-60-Easy to split excellent fuel
Shagbark Hickory-63-Difficult to split slow burning	Silver Maple-39-Easy to split fair fuel	Slippery Elm-52-Difficult to split good fuel
Sourwood-52-Difficult to split excellent fuel	Southern Balsam-32-Easy to Split resinous fast burning

SNEWSnote:

Ask your chimney sweep how to build and maintain a top-burn fire where you lay up seasoned firewood in criss-cross fashion with the biggest logs at the bottom, graduating to fine kindling at the top. It's an old-time technique from Europe that gives you a longer- lasting, cleaner-burning fire and can be utilized for both fireplaces and stoves Try it; we think you'll like it!