Holly is an very good wood fuel
splitting?
Splitting into logs can sometimes ber tricky due to knots, and makes small logs
igniting?
Ignites fairly easily, and makes perfect start up kindling with a hand axe
sparking?
Does not spark
smoking?
Only smokes when wet, and even then only minimally
heat quality?
Quite good for heat and due to low water content, slow burning, and can be burned dry or green. Holly serves a beautiful changing colour flame that goes from oranges to blues to greens, back to oranges, quite mesmerizing.
fragrance?
Sometimes an earthy fragrance when burning
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