Blue Gum: the fireplace and stove wood
Burns hot and clean with minimal ash, for an open fireplace or a closed stove. Delivered to your door in Paarl and Wellington.
What it’s good for
Hot, clean flames with minimal ash in the fireplace, and easy everyday burns in a closed stove.
- Fireplace
- Blue GumBurns hot and clean, with little ash.
- Closed stove
- Blue GumEveryday burns, hot and clean.
- KameeldoringFor overnight burns. Bone dry and very hot, so don’t overload the stove.
Straight talk about Blue Gum
Blue Gum, or bloekom as most of the Boland calls it, is our wood for indoor fires.
Why Blue Gum for indoors
Indoors you want the heat without the mess. Blue Gum burns hot and clean, with minimal ash and coals, so there’s less to scoop out the next morning. That’s why it’s our pick for an open fireplace and for a closed-combustion stove on an ordinary winter evening.
Our Blue Gum is harvested from sustainable plantations.
How it burns
In an open fireplace it gives you a hot, clean fire. In a closed-combustion stove it’s an easy everyday wood: load it the way your manual says and let the air controls do the work. For long, hot nights, mix in some Kameeldoring.
Can I braai with Blue Gum?
You can, but it’s not what it’s best at. Blue Gum burns hot and clean with minimal coals: lovely in a fireplace, not ideal under a grid. For the braai, take Black Wattle for an economical fire or Kameeldoring for the best coals. Our braai wood page helps you choose.
How it’s sold
Sold by piece count. Chat to us on WhatsApp for current options. Tell us whether it’s for an open fireplace or a closed-combustion stove, and which town you’re in, and we’ll take it from there.
Delivered in Paarl and Wellington
We bring Blue Gum to your door in Paarl, Wellington, Val de Vie and Pearl Valley, Western Cape, and in Klapmuts and Franschhoek for an additional fee. It’s delivery only: tell us your town in the WhatsApp chat and we’ll sort out the details with you.
Still choosing?
Before the first cold front
Blue Gum questions
Is Blue Gum good in a closed-combustion stove?
Yes, it’s our everyday stove wood: hot and clean, with minimal ash. Load it the way your stove’s manual says. For long overnight burns, ask us about Kameeldoring, which mixes well with Blue Gum.
Why does my stove glass go black?
Usually the air is turned down too far, too soon, so the fire smoulders and the smoke sticks to the glass. Give it plenty of air at the start, then close it down gradually. Your stove’s manual has the details.
Where do you deliver Blue Gum?
In Paarl, Wellington, Val de Vie and Pearl Valley in the Western Cape, and in Klapmuts and Franschhoek for an additional fee. Send us a WhatsApp with your area and we’ll sort out the details with you.
Get your winter wood sorted
Tell us your town on WhatsApp and we’ll take it from there.
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