Wood Types
Wood Types
Unsure what species to order or want to try something new? Here's some information to help
Density, Burning Length and Heat Output, Drying/Seasoning Time, Suitability for Kindling, etc.
Unsure what species to order or want to try something new? Here's some information to help
Density, Burning Length and Heat Output, Drying/Seasoning Time, Suitability for Kindling, etc.
Brief Description
Brief Description
Detailed description under brief description
Pine (Plantation)
Pine (Plantation)
Soft Wood
Easy to Light
Burns Quickly
6 months - Dry/Season (once felled)
2.5 years - Burn Within (once felled)
Great for Kindling
Old Man Pine
Old Man Pine
Soft Wood
Easy to Light
Good Burning Length
6 months - Dry/Season (once felled)
2.5 years - Burn Within (once felled)
Great for Kindling
Macrocarpa
Macrocarpa
Medium Wood
Easy to Light
Good Burning Length
6 months - Dry/Season (once felled)
3.5 years - Burn Within (once felled)
Great for Kindling
Spits - Not recommended for outdoor fires
Douglas Fir (Oregon)
Douglas Fir (Oregon)
Medium Wood
Easy to Light
Good Burning Length
9 months - Dry/Season (once felled)
3.5 years - Burn Within (once felled)
Great for Kindling
Sheoak
Sheoak
Hard Wood
Not easy to Light
Long Burning
12 months - Dry/Season (once felled)
4 years - Burn Within (once felled)
Gum
Gum
Hard Wood
Not easy to Light
Long Burning
12+ months - Dry/Season (once felled)
4 years - Burn Within (once felled)
Wattle (Acacia)
Wattle (Acacia)
Hard Wood
Not easy to Light
Long Burning
12+ months - Dry/Season (once felled)
4 years - Burn Within (once felled)
Apple
Apple
Hard Wood
Not easy to Light
Long Burning
12+ months - Dry/Season (once felled)
3 years - Burn Within (once felled)
Kanuka
Kanuka
Extremely Hard Wood
Not easy to Light
Extremely Long Burning
12+ months - Dry/Season (once felled)
5 years - Burn Within (once felled)
Detailed Information on Wood Types:
Detailed Information on Wood Types:
Pine (Plantation)
Pine (Plantation)
Soft wood which is easy to light and gives off a good amount of heat but burns rapidly, we recommend mixing with a medium/hard wood.
Make sure to store correctly as Pine takes on water/moisture much quicker than other species due to being a soft wood, which is then harder to burn.
Ideally 6 months to dry once felled, burn within 2.5yrs of being felled.
*Pine can be used as kindling and intermediate pieces.
Old Man Pine
Old Man Pine
Pine trees aged 40 years or more, very easy to light, burns for longer and puts out more heat than plantation pine due to being denser and containing a very volatile resin.
Can be burnt green but we recommend a drying time of 6 months once felled, burn within 2.5yrs of being felled.
*Old Man Pine is great for kindling and intermediate pieces due to the resin.
Hot Mix
Hot Mix
Our Hot Mix is a blend of softwood and medium or hard wood, we use 50% Pine (plantation) and 50% Macrocarpa, Douglas Fir, Sheoak or Gum.
Using the Pine portion to get the fire started to produce a hot fire box and good bed of embers with flame before adding the medium or hard wood portion to hold the heat and to burn for longer.
*Pine portion can be used as kindling and intermediate pieces.
Macrocarpa
Macrocarpa
Medium wood, is easy to light and produces a good amount of heat which burns slower and lasts longer than soft woods.
Unlike hard woods Mac doesn’t need to be mixed with soft wood (generally burns 2 times longer than plantation pine).
Mac is the most popular species and usually felled from farm shelter belts meaning it may not be a constant supply, if you prefer to burn Mac make sure to order early.
Ideally 6 months to dry once felled, burn within 3.5yrs of being felled.
*If you have an open fire, avoid Macrocarpa as it’s prone to sparking/spitting.
*Mac can be used as kindling and intermediate pieces.
Douglas Fir (Oregon)
Douglas Fir (Oregon)
Medium wood which burns very similar to Macrocarpa but doesn’t spit/spark as Mac does and is straighter in grain.
Ideally 9 months to dry once felled, burn within 3.5yrs of being felled.
*Douglas Fir is great for kindling and intermediate pieces due to its straight grain.
Sheoak
Sheoak
Hard wood which is hot burning for a long time however leaves a lot of ash.
Hard to light therefore needs a soft wood or medium wood to get the fire box hot and with plenty of embers with flame before burning Sheoak.
Ideally 12 months to dry once felled, burn within 4yrs of being felled.
Gum (Blue, White, Red)
Gum (Blue, White, Red)
Most popular hard wood which burns hot for a long time (generally 3 times longer than plantation pine), needs to be ordered as early as spring to get the most from your Gum.
Hard to light therefore needs a soft wood or medium wood to get the fire box hot and with plenty of embers with flame before burning Gum.
Ideally 12+ months to dry once felled, burn within 4yrs of being felled.
Wattle (Acacia)
Wattle (Acacia)
Hard wood which burns hot, long and strong leaving little ash.
Hard to light therefore needs a soft wood or medium wood to get the fire box hot and with plenty of embers with flame before burning Wattle.
Ideally 12+ months to dry once felled, burn within 4yrs of being felled.
Apple
Apple
Hard wood which produces a good amount of heat for a long time.
It leaves a good bed of embers, generates little smoke and has a sweet smell when burning.
Hard to light therefore needs a soft wood or medium wood to get the fire box hot and with plenty of embers with flame before burning Apple.
Ideally 9 months to dry once felled, burn within 3yrs of being felled.
Kanuka
Kanuka
Kanuka is the ‘best of the best’ firewood species, it’s a hard wood which burns hot and extremely long (generally burns 4 times longer than plantation pine).
Kanuka can be hard to come by due to being popular with those who swear by it and having to be well-seasoned for the longest out of all species we often stock, if you want to try it or prefer to burn Kanuka make sure to order early (we also sell Kanuka by the bag).
Hard to light therefore needs a soft wood or medium wood to get the fire box hot and with plenty of embers with flame before burning Kanuka.
Ideally 12+ months to dry once felled, burn within 5yrs of being felled.