Not all firewood is created equal, and some burn longer and hotter than others. There's one that scores above all others in ...

People who own wood-burning stoves or fireplaces shouldn't just use any old firewood. There's one wood species that burns ...

Choosing the best firewood to burn in your home fireplace comes down to wood type and factors like its heat output, its dryness, its source, and, of course, cost. When you see signs for firewood for ...

Well-seasoned oak is one of the best hardwoods for fires, says Steve Bowers, a forester with Oregon State University Extension Service. (Richard J. Payette) Conscientious Oregonians have been storing ...

Trees infected by oak wilt show some distinctive symptoms. On live oaks, sections on separate branches die. The pattern is called “flagging.” The leaves that begin falling from the “flags” often will ...