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Would it be piñon wood?
What are some good local firewoods that have a great scent?
Piñon and juniper are both preferred firewoods, both for their aromatic smell and cleaner burning. While in some areas the ponderosa pine is more readily available and usually less costly. Other woods not as readily found are fir and spruce. Many people like to BBQ (smoke) with mesquite, but I don't think it's available for fireplaces.
Nmguy, your picture speaks volumes! Thanks to you both for confirming what I thought. Now where do you usually buy it?
Often you will find people selling right from the bed of their pickup trucks on roads around the outskirts. Tramway used to be a prime place for this but due to development in the last 15-20 years, Tramway is no longer the outskirts of town. Rt. 14 may be worth checking.
I have seen bundled firewood outside the entrances of supermarkets and gas stations, but not sure if it is pinon or not. It may be trucked in from Oregon for all I know.
I have seen bundled firewood outside the entrances of supermarkets and gas stations, but not sure if it is pinon or not. It may be trucked in from Oregon for all I know.
I am wondering if Albuq imposed burning bans on fireplaces and woods stoves?
Here in Ruidoso it's possible to get all the FREE firewood you can use in a season if you have the ability to use your own chains saw and have access to a pickup or utility trailer. The village has one site in town where they regularly dump both log sections - and garden mulch - first come/first served and free. Most of the tree waste placed at curbside by property owners for pickup is also free for the taking if a person can safely park and load it.
Ruidoso has no burn ban on fireplaces and wood stoves (both or which are supposed to be code compliant).
The south end of Corrales had various vendors selling wood, melons, furniture etc until recently when the village they finally erected a fence to stop the parking... I have a small chimenea in the yard, so I don't need much wood. Like ABQConvict said, outside the entrances of supermarkets and gas stations. Have burned Pinion and Pecan. Still have a little left over Mesquite which was a log and then I cut up as chips...
I am wondering if Albuq imposed burning bans on fireplaces and woods stoves?
No, but on certain nights there will be burn restrictions dependent on pollutant levels and wind patterns, so you need to call the Burn Hotline: 768-BURN. You can be cited for having a fire on a no-burn night (I've known people who have been fined). The city has a crew that goes around with flashlights on no-burn nights to look for smoke coming from chimneys.
Juniper is preferred here over pinon - less sooty for the chimney. I like them both a lot, but then I've got a stove rather than a fireplace, so I can burn the pinon hot which seems to keep the creosote down. My neighbor won't burn pinon - worried about creosote build up.
I love the smell of pecan too - driving through LC in the winter and the pecan farmers are burning the trimmings from their trees.
Nmguy, your picture speaks volumes! Thanks to you both for confirming what I thought. Now where do you usually buy it?
I now live in California. Moved in May. While in Placitas, I bought my piñon from a family that lived in Pecos. They'd deliver to the neighborhood once a year, or more, if need be). Their wood was dry, cut short (my fireplace wasn't very wide), bug-free, and extremely aromatic. If I had the family's phone number, I'd post it. But it's long gone.
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