Beech is a dense hardwood that doesn’t usually have much commercial value for lumber, but it makes great firewood. Beech firewood is comparable to oak for heat output and long burn. It is usually easy to split and it burns clean. Beech will rot quickly if left on the ground or in a damp environment.
Blue beech is another name for American Hornbeam, also called ironwood and musclewood. It is one of several tree species called ironwood because their wood is so hard. Musclewood comes from the muscular look of the trunk.
Eastern Hop Hornbeam is also called ironwood. All of these make excellent hot ans long burning firewood.
Post your experience with these woods below.
i need for a company beech logs and timber.
The logs must have diameter higher of 30 cm.
The timber must have dimesions:
Width: 60
50
43
38
32
25
Lenght: 0.4 – 3.4 m
Timber must be with 4 clean sides and red heart, the dimensions must
be than presented above.
can you help me ?
I’m on 17 acres of western Maine uplands. 75% of my land is hardwood with the primary species being Beech, then Red Oak, Birch and Maple. There’s so much Beech that it is the primary wood I burn. Besides the BTUs it gives, I’ve found that it drys enough to burn in a very short time. As stated in this article, it rots quickly, so it must be covered in order for it to last. The usually wood splits easily too.