Hardwoods such as maple oak ash birch and most fruit trees are the best burning woods that will give you a hotter and longer burn time.
Burning wood for fire.
Black locust is arguably the best type of firewood you can burn for heating.
This equates to the wood burning longer without needing more added to the fire.
The apple wood when burn will give out a gorgeously sweet scent which makes it very good for cooking.
These woods have the least pitch and sap and are generally cleaner to handle.
The heat is more than enough yet the flame is just right.
In addition black locust produces minimal smoke and high quality coals capable of burning through the night.
Walnut is a hardwood which means it is dense and durable.
The following are among the best burning hardwood firewoods for fire pit use based on heat output burn time seasoning time and availability.
So what is the best burning firewood for fire pits.
Though you may have some trouble finding it since apple is more popular in the furniture industry than as fire pit fuel.
It has an exceptional heat output.
It is also known for putting off very little smoke.
But this wood is also known for burning really well in a woodstove.
If steam bubbles and hisses out of the end grain as the firewood heats up on the fire the wood is wet or green and needs to be seasoned longer before burning.