I mentioned that I got behind last year in my firewood processing and need to buy a cord of wood to supplement my stock for the upcoming season.
Anyways, I was checking the Craigslist for mixed hardwood, and I am seeing a bunch of red fir, which I guess is easily available in the region. The thing is, AFAIK, "red fir" is just a regular softwood, like pine, that burns hot but burns quick. However, the red fir around here is all going for $300-$375/cord, while the mixed hardwood is going for $275-$350. While the images of the red fir look really good, I'm trying to figure out why a softwood is going for more than the hardwoods. Does anyone know if there is anything special about red fir?