Is it OK to bring firewood in from another county or state?
In Canton, the storms that tore through the Pigeon River valley left more downed local timber than most folks could burn in years — so there's no reason to import firewood, and good reason not to. Wood hauled in from another county can carry the emerald ash borer or bark beetle; local, properly seasoned hardwood keeps that risk out of Haywood's woods.
Storm wood is local wood — season it right
Recent flooding hit Canton hard, water-damaging hearths and gas appliances up and down the valley and bringing down a lot of trees in the process. That means seasoned local hardwood is abundant here without trucking anything in — but wood pulled from flood debris is soaked through and needs a full season or two, split and stacked in sun and wind, before it burns clean. Don't rush wet storm wood into a stove.
Keep it Haywood, keep the pests out
Buying within Haywood or close to it, ideally inside about fifty miles, means the wood came off ground that already shares the same insects — nothing new introduced. Hauling a load in from a distant staging area or another state is exactly how ash borer and beetles jump into healthy stands, invisible in the bark until they hatch.
If you're bringing any wood to a campsite, make it certified kiln-dried and heat-treated — the only wood cleared to travel. And when we replace a flood-damaged hearth, we permit and pressure-test the gas side with Haywood County's inspector, since running fuel is licensed work a mason or showroom legally can't do. Call (828) 545-0525 to set that up or to talk wood-stove sourcing.
Fireplace help in Canton
We install and service fireplaces throughout Canton and the rest of Haywood County — just 20 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.