Cornthwaite Tree Care Ltd 
North West Tree Surgeon

Wood Fires Poem

Beech wood fires burn bright & clear,
If the logs are kept a year.
Oaken logs burn steadily,
If the wood is old and dry.
But ash dry or ash green,
Makes a fire fit for a queen.
  
Logs of birch wood burn too fast,
There’s a fire that will not last!
Chestnut’s only good , they say,
If for long it’s laid away.
But ash new or ash old
Is fit for a queen with a crown of gold! 

Poplar makes a bitter smoke,
Fills your eyes and makes you choke!
It is by the Irish said,
Hawthorn bakes the sweetest bread.
But ash green or ash brown
Is fit for a queen with a golden crown.
 
Elm wood burns like churchyard mould,
Even the very flames are cold.
Apple logs will fill your room,
With an incense -like perfume.
But ash wet or ash dry
For a queen to warm her slippers by!