• Flowering dogwoods are one of multiple Indiana tree species suitable for use as firewood.Don Smith/Photodisc/Getty Images
  
  In Indiana, a fireplace comes in handy during the winter months as an inexpensive and environmentally friendly way to heat your home. In the warmer months, you can use a pit fire to grill hamburgers or toast marshmallows while camping outdoors. There are several types of trees in Indiana that make great firewood for any type of fire you wish to burn.
  
  

Horphornbeam

• Horphornbeam is one of the best types of Indiana trees to use for firewood because it burns for a long time. This is due to the density of the wood, which ranges from 70 to 75 percent, and the heat value, which falls between 100 and 101, according to the Indiana Division of Forestry. Density refers to the amount of space a mass of firewood occupies. Denser wood takes up less space but is still very heavy, according to the Department of Primary Industries. In addition, denser woods give off more heat.
  
  Horphornbeam grows on the edges of swamps, rivers and streams and has rough bark ranging from a reddish-brown to a gray-brown hue, according to the University of Florida.
  
  

Black Locust

• Black locust is another type of Indiana hardwood and has a strong heat value because of its density, according to Donnan.com, an online source for firewood information. In addition, black locust trees are considered a species of lower saw timber value. This means they can easily be cut for firewood, according to the Oklahoma State University Cooperate Extension Service.
  
  Black locusts have a density of 69 percent to 70 percent and a heat value of 95 to 98, reports the Indiana Division of Forestry. You can find this tree in the woods and at stream banks. Its bark is light gray in color.
  
  

Dogwood

• Another one of the best Indiana trees for firewood is the dogwood. The dogwood produces high heat, is easy to burn and does not produce heavy smoke, according to Fire-Pit-And-Grilling-Guru.com. In addition, this hardwood is easy to split. Splitting firewood makes large logs usable and helps remove unnecessary moisture before burning, reports TheEcologist.org.
  
  Dogwood has a density of 70 percent to 79 percent and a heat index of 100 to 107, according to the Indiana Division of Forestry. You can find this tree in Indiana forests, and the color of its bark is reddish-brown to gray, according to ArborDay.org.