Most wooden matches are poplar. It burns VERY quickly. While it may be useful to start a fire, or build a hot, quick fire, poplar has a low heat value (heat per lb of wood) and will burn out quickly.
Poplar is the wood the wooden matches are made from. It burns VERY quickly, has a fairly low heat value, and produces few coals for lasting heat. It is not BAD to burn- just not really good. We burn...