How to Burn Serviceberry Wood

Downy serviceberry, also known as Indian cherry, is a member of the rose family. It grows as a large shrub or a small tree, depending on the environment. The wood is hard and dense, making it suitable for fire-building. Like other hardwoods, downy serviceberry burns for several hours and lets off a medium amount of smoke. As long as the downy serviceberry has been properly stored for about one year, you can use it as firewood.

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Instructions

- 1
  Cut the downy serviceberry into equal-sized pieces about a foot long and 3 to 4 inches wide.
- 2
  Place three to four balls of crumpled newspaper in the wood-burning stove or fireplace. Set the kindling over the newspaper in a crisscross pattern.
- 3
  Light the newspaper with the match, and let the kindling catch.
- 4
  Add the downy serviceberry to the fire, one piece of wood at a time. Add the wood slowly to avoid smothering the fire. Allow each piece of wood to ignite before you add another piece. Add two to three pieces of downy serviceberry wood in total at a time.
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  Close the door to the stove or fireplace once you've added the downy serviceberry firewood to the fire. Adjust the air control vent to produce the heat output you desire from the stove or fireplace.

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