I stacked wood between live trees for years.
[trees move on windy days and the piles fall over]
I now stack near the trees.
Out in the sun is valuable garden space.
My tomatoes and squash get priority.
A cover to keep rain off, (roof, not walls).
Out in the sun is usually also out in the wind.
Put a pair of wet jeans out on the clothes line on a hot sunny Summer humid day with no wind and then another pair out in January with no sun, wind and it can even be below freezing, and tell me which pair will need to go in the dryer at the end of the day.
(hint: it won’t be the cold ones)
I like 2 years for season / aging, especially with pine.
Good, Better, Best. (like Sears)
Good: maximized wind through pile
Better: with a roof to keep the rain out but not the wind
Best: the above in the sun