Please make sure you understand this section very clearly. The participating tree service companies will not come back out to pick up, remove or cut wood once it has been delivered to you.

Delivery Requirements
Firm ground to dump on  

Enough room and height for a 350-550 dually dump truck to back up and dump or to turn around

A delivery driver cannot be held responsible for driveway or sidewalk damage during a delivery

Deliveries can only be made to private properties or otherwise approved locations. Deliveries cannot be made onto a public street, sidewalk or in alleys.
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Chips

Arborist wood chips differ from commercial wood chips in that they are less uniform in shape and composition, are not dyed and have no additives. Chips are great for gardening, mulching, weed control, play areas, picnic areas, trails, driveways, parking pads, adding organic material to “dead” or over-farmed land and fill. The chips are usually a mixture of wood types and often have some leaves as well. Most of the leaves are ground to such a tiny size that you don't even see or notice them anyway and “disappear” rather quickly. You can generally expect to receive between 10-30 cubic yards of wood chips (for reference, a bed of a pickup truck is about 2-3 cubic yards). The pile is about the dimensions of a standard, family mini-van.


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Logs

"Logs" are 6-12' (foot), long. Thickness varies from tree to tree. A logs delivery could include the multi-trunk base of a tree, which for the average homeowner could be considered overwhelmingly huge and unmanageable. 

Rounds

"Rounds" are firewood length pieces, already cut 18-22" (inches), for you and ready for splitting. Thickness varies from tree to tree.

Fill Dirt

The dirt may have some rocks, bricks, pavers, concrete and/or some plant material in it.

Interested in Pine?

All woods create Creosote. Opponents of burning Pine believe that it creates more Creosote merely because it contains a lot of pitch. On the contrary, hardwoods can actually cause more Creosote than softwoods like Pine. Creosote is nothing more than a condensation of small, unburned particles contained in the smoke that coats the chimney surface as it exits. Similar to a hot shower, when the heated particles contact the cooler flue, the vapor solidifies into a layer of Creosote. Since softwoods produce a hotter fire, the smoke actually travels faster, allowing less time for condensation. Hardwoods, on the other hand, burn slower and lower. When hardwood smolders, the smoke rises less quickly. It lingers longer inside the chimney, creating more condensate.

Interested in Poplar?

Poplar wood is very soft and light so it will burn hot and fast. You can use it to help easily start a fire in your fireplace.  You may not always want a long burning fire but you do want it to get started and hot fast. Sometimes you only want the fire to last as long as you’re going to be in that room or as long as the movie lasts. Poplar can make good early or late season firewood when the temperatures are moderate. It's also a good wood to mix in with other higher quality hardwoods.

Interested in Grindings?

Grindings is what we call the organic material produced by stump-grinding. It's a mixture of mostly wood chips that resembles mulch and chips with some dirt.

Avoiding Creosote

Creosote is highly flammable and can lead to house fires. Always watch for signs of buildup including dark, smelly smoke or soot on the furniture. Smoke filling the home is another danger sign, as is internal temperatures below 300-degrees Fahrenheit for a wood stove. Clean your chimney at least once a year or more often for heavy use to remove inevitable accumulation and to burn wood safely.

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Signs of Creosote Buildup

It’s unavoidable that you will accumulate Creosote when burning wood in your fireplace. You can reduce the amount of Creosote by properly seasoning your firewood. When your firewood is dry, about 20-percent moisture or aged at least six months, if not more, according to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, it will burn more efficiently, creating less Creosote. Green, wet wood smolders, creating more Creosote-producing smoke, which represents nothing more than energy literally going up in smoke. Burning a hotter fire and using smaller logs, no matter what firewood you use, also helps avoid excessive Creosote. In addition, don't burn treated lumber nor any other piece of trash.