How's Beechwood for firewood?

[Rod]

everyone around her only burn red oak and nothing else.But beech burn good too

[Timberwerks]

I haven't had any luck getting Oak around here. The closest I get is Ash, and so far this year I haven't been able to get that either.

Dale

[Fraxinus]

Beech is very good.  It is the most dense of the hardwoods here in New England.
Top choice for me would be old growth rock maple and yellow birch.  That stuff lasts forever.
Popple, basswood, willow and any softwood...have their uses but not great firewood.

[SwampDonkey]

Around these parts if there is anything but beech, rock maple or yellow birch you'll be told to take your load of firewood and leave. I've seen some people try to mix pin cherry and dead fall fir in the pile, don't leave me that stuff or it will be a free load, for the brush pile. ;D You'd never have any trouble selling beech here, it's easier to burn than rock maple actually. If you burn something like elm and switch over to beech you'll see all the difference in the world with the heat and the length of burn. Elm is alright for a small stove or kitchen stove. For heaven's sake don't throw the beech away. Sure oak would be hotter but beech is preferred up here where the hardwood forests are chiefly rock maple, beech and yellow birch.