[Greenbuilding] Wood again [storage]

[Kathy Cochran]

What about White Oak / Live Oak  -  trees cut down this year?  How long do
they need to cure?  

 

Kathy

 

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That will depend somewhat on how long the wood has been down/dead before you
cut it up. Most of my firewood comes from oak trees that may have fallen
two, five, ten or even twenty years ago. These don't take much
seasoning/drying to be perfect--one summer stacked outside does it for me.
But cherry I've found won't dry with the bark still on, even if cut to
length, stacked and of modest diameter. I have to split it for it to dry, no
matter how long it has been on the ground or how small a diameter. Quite
frustrating. I'm pretty much done with cherry as firewood. 

On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Kathy Cochran
<kathys_old_house at goldrush.com> wrote:

Assuming "perfect" air circulation, stacking, splitting and drying
conditions, what is the ideal length of time to age wood before burning?

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