Growing up in Northern AZ, Pinion, Cedar, Pine, Juniper, and Aspen were the usual cuts. Pinion is the favorite for the campfire. In the wood stove, pinion or some other hot / fast burning wood to set some coals, followed with some oak to keep the heat going most of the night.
Pine, Cedar and Aspen at the bottom of the rung. Cedar and Aspen burned well, but you're dodging cracks and pops all night.
Have a life long bud who still feels guilty to this day. As a kid in high school (back in the early 80's), he made his money by cutting firewood for folks. He would go out and cut down big ol' alligator junipers to go back and harvest the following fall. Not much burns better, but those alligator junipers were some old assed (over 500 years old) trees. But dayum, they burned nice, and people payed a premium.
