I'm on the final few weeks of a half lap with the family and I've been learning a bit about what trees make the best firewood from different regions when traveling so I thought I'd start this thread for people to add their knowledge to.
For example, I learned how excellent Mulga is as firewood, especially for good, hot, long lasting coals for cooking with. It grows throughout the arid zone so it's readily available in the Territory, SA western Queensland western NSW and, I presume, the eastern side of WA. I was taught how to identify it by a really helpful ranger from Alice Springs Desert park, named Damien. His best, and worst, advice was to collect it from standing dead trees, not from the ground as it will absorb moisture if it sits too long on the ground. The 'worst' part is that you need a sharp, heavy axe or a chainsaw with about 6 spare chains to collect bigger, thicker pieces. It's rock hard stuff!
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